This is where the admiral graf spee was initially laid down. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, a. The admiral graf spee was one of the first german warships to be equipped with radar equipment. Nov 09, 2016 hier bitte alles zur graf spee rein tier 6 premium kreuzer kosten. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. This is accompanied by more than 100 color illustrations showing admiral graf spee s appearance during the battle of river plate. Graf spee is a fat hp cruiser with heals but suffers from low dpm. Admiral graf spee, a 1934 heavy cruiser pocket battleship named after spee this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title admiral graf spee. Animation of the last battle of the german heavy cruiser or pocket battleship admiral graf spee against hms exeter, hms ajax and hmnzs achilles. I bought graf spee but what commander skills to take.
This is probably the best allaround skill for graf spee imo. The admiral graf spee is commissioned under captain konrad patzig. Up next panzerschiff admiral graf spee pocketbattleship admiral graf spee duration. Tier vi heavy cruiser admiral graf spee of the german navy went by the nickname of being a pocket battleship. German battleship admiral graf spee burning stockfoto rediger nu. According to article 190 of the treaty, the battleships could be. This cruiser arrives in world of warships and the trio of littlewhitemouse, lert and nozoupforyou take a closer look at this odd vessel and uncover her secrets. It was allowed to keep six old battleships of the deutschland and lothringen class, six small cruisers, 12 dds and 12 torpedo boats. Graf spee battle of the river plate 1939 animation. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiffe armored ship that entered service with the german kriegsmarine in 1936. Bbc news americas graf spees eagle rises from deep.
Take home the famed german pocket battleship graf spee, a skilled commander for her helm, and a sprinkling of doubloons. Admiral graf spee is a premium tier vi german cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of. In january 1938 the prototype seetakt fumg 39g g was installed on board the ship with 0. May 18, 2015 on the sunday, crew from the graf spee were seen leaving the ship and by midday an estimated 800 men had left. Montevideo a 6ft bronze eagle from the admiral graf spee, the german battleship sunk off uruguay after the battle of the river plate, is to be auctioned after being salvaged from the wreck.
Da det viste sig umuligt at gore skibet nogenlunde kampklart, valgte skibschefen. The admiral graf spee was a preworld war 2 vessel of the deutschlandclass of german warships. Read descriptions for more information and download link. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 t 14,650 long tons. The cylinder diameter was 420mm and the stroke was 580mm. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in german west africa. The construction of the third panzerschiff was planned for 1929, but it was actually started three years later. I am still convinced that under the circumstances this decision was the only one left, once i had taken my ship into the trap of montevideo. The graf spee engines were 6750 hp each the max speed was 475 rpm giving a total of approximatley 54000 hp there were 9 cylinders each engine double acting 2 stroke meaning fired on the top and bottom of each stroke like a steam engine they were made by m. Dec 01, 2007 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Admiral graf spee matte soge nodhavn i montevideo, uruguay. Graf spee has good hp and heals, but the armor is still cruiser armor.
See how allied forces pursuit of this german battleship led its captain to evacuate and destry the. These, however, were soon found to be insufficient. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Maritimequest admiral graf spee message board messages 1. Save 54% on world of warships admiral graf spee pack on steam. The hull broke in two pieces just in front of barbette b. Captain langsdorff commits suicide world war ii today. Thats a pretty reasonable standard km cruiser build too, they have pretty decent aa worth giving a buff. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Dont confuse this leviathan of legend for a battleship, though. Jun 17, 2009 the graf spee engines were 6750 hp each the max speed was 475 rpm giving a total of approximatley 54000 hp there were 9 cylinders each engine double acting 2 stroke meaning fired on the top and bottom of each stroke like a steam engine they were made by m.
Lange, a funkgefreiter, was born in berlin, germany on may 29, 1920, served on the admiral graf spee and remained in argentina after the war. Between september and december 1939, the ship sank nine ships totaling 50,089 gross register tons grt, before being confronted by three british cruisers at the battle of the river. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee topdrawings. Ved at oprette en konto accepterer jeg shutterstocks vilkar for. Just three miles out of montevideo harbour, the graf spee stopped.
Kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser. Az admiral graf spee nevu tabla 200 legjobb kepe exeter. Jun 19, 20 the text part of this book describes technical specifications of the ship and her operational history in detail. Admiral graf spee anchored off montevideo, uruguay, circa 16 dec 1939. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany. The admiral graf spee, as the last to be commissioned, incorporated more internal changes then her predecessors. Three divers had to loosen 145 bolts securing the 300kg 661lb eagle to the stern of the craft in the muddy waters off uruguays capital, montevideo. After the ship was scuttled it started to sink deeper and deeper into the mud until it finaly disappeared below the water surface. Admiral graf spee german armored ship, 1936 view of the after part of the ships superstructure, port side, taken while she was in montevideo harbor, uruguay in middecember 1939, following the battle of the river plate. In the evening a large explosion was seen on board the graf spee. A closeup of the outburned fighting tower of admiral graf spee. Admiral graf spee is a video game published in 1984 on commodore 64 by temptation software ltd its a strategy and simulation game, set in a naval and world war ii themes, and was also released on amstrad cpc. Graf spee kreuzer world of warships official forum.
Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral. The graf spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles 20,000 km. Divers have salvaged a 2m 6ft bronze imperial eagle from the german world war ii battleship graf spee that was scuttled in the river plate. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee in december 1939 after world war i the versailles treaty limited the construction of new warships in germany. Upper lips dont get much stiffer, as captain bell john gregson bravely agrees to proceed to the falklands, under orders from harwood anthony quayle in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957. The treaty stipulated new warship designs with a displacement not to exceed 10,000 tons. She was designed and built during a time when germany was still under the limitations of the treaty of versailles signed after world war 1. Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. In the meantime, also the admiral graf spees secondary battery joined the artillery duel and quickly scored hits on the exeter.
The rangefinding tower of the nazi battleship admiral graf spee sits by itself at left, on the floor of uruguays plate river, as seen in this computergenerated image made from sonar data late. Dcca can be nice, especially if you dont want to invest the points for mfcaa later on. Admiral graf spee was 186 meters 610 ft long overall and had a beam of 21. Sms graf spee, incomplete mackensen class battlecruiser of world war i, scrapped in 1923. Appearance as during the battle of the river plate, dec 1939. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days. It is worthy of mention that her control tower was also supposed to be rebuilt, but the outbreak of the war and the scuttling of the ship in 1939 made that impossible. Admiral graf spee s armoured belt was 60 to 80 mm 2. Videos for pursuit of the graf spee turner classic movies. Maybe swap bft for vigilance to take extra advantage of superhydro. Then the graf spee sailed but only with a skeleton crew on board.
Find stockbilleder af german battleship admiral graf spee burning i hd og millionvis af. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee in a flyaround 3d animation. That decision was partially influenced by the fear of. Admiral graf spee was one of three deutschlandclass heavy cruisers built for the german navy in the interwar period as replacements for. Admiral graf spee was deployed to the south atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of world war ii, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. Academy the admiral graf spee 1939 kriegsmarine pocket. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee topdrawings stefan draminksi on.
After a long struggle i reached the grave decision to scuttle the admiral graf spee, in order to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee technical data, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. Largely designed to meet the restrictions imposed by the treaty of versailles, admiral graf spee and the others of its class were often referred to as pocket battleships because of their powerful armament of 11. He entered the german navy in 1878, and in 188788 he commanded the port in german cameroon. If i was building one specifically for the spee, itd probably go something like this.
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