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Graf Spee
World Naval Ships  German Navy Cruisers Deutschland Class  Graf Spee |
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Die Geschichte der deutschen Schlachtschiffe der Graf Spee Klasse. Schlachtschiffe der Kaiserlichen während des ersten Weltkrieges. ADMIRAL GRAFF SPEE, Built at Wilhelmshaven Navy Yard and launched 30th June 1934 and commissioned 6th January 1936, from the outset of The second World war, she quickly operated as a commerce raider sinking a total of 50,089 tons of shipping. After an engagement against three British Cruisers, HMS Ajax, Exeter and Achilles, she went to Rio De Janeiro, where after hearing that a larger British naval force was waiting for her to depart, she was Scuttled in the Rio de la Plata estuary on the 17th December 1939, This superior British Force never existed, and has been invented by British Intelligence and had bluffed the Graf Spee captain. After the loss of the Graf Spee, Hitler ordered that the Cruiser Deutschland should be renamed Lutzow incase the ship carrying the name of Germany should be sunk Displacement (Deutschland 11,700 tons) Admirasl Scheer and Admiral Graf Spee 12,100 tons Speed: 26 knots, range 19,000 Miles at 19 Knots. Compliment: 1150 Armament: Six 11-inch Guns, Eight 5.9 - inch Guns six 4.1 - inch Guns (AA) Eight 37mm Guns AA (4 x 2) and a addition of twenty Eight 20mm AA (14 x 2) guns Eight 21inchh Torpedo Tubes (2 x 4) and two aircraft
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Admiral Graf Spee, December 1939. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5546 |
Admiral Graf Spee, scutled, December 1939. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5547 |
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Admiral Graf Spee, 1936. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5544 |
Admiral Graf Spee, May 1937. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5545 |
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Pocket Battleship Admiral Graf Spee pictured c.1930s. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB123 |
Admiral Graf Spee A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB124
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The burning Graf Spee after she was scuttled |
Admiral Graf Spee all decked out A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB125 |
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Admiral Graf Spee A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGB126 |
The Graf Spee after she had been scuttled |
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The Graf Spee after being scuttled |
View of the side of the Graf Spee showing damage from shell fire from HMS Achilles and HMS Ajax during the Battle of the River Plate |
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The Graf Spee after being scuttled |
The Graf Spee after being scuttled |
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The Graf Spee after being scuttled |
View of the side of the Graf Spee showing damage from shell fire from HMS Achilles and HMS Ajax during the Battle of the River Plate |
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