Admiral Graf Spee Photographs | World War II Database

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Admiral Graf Spee's port bow, 13-16 Dec 1939, photo 2 of 2	Admiral Graf Spee's starboard bow, 13-16 Dec 1939; 'the mustache' text referred to the false bow wave camouflage

Close-up view of the port side of Admiral Graf Spee's forward superstructure, 13-16 Dec 1939	Close-up view of the starboard side of Admiral Graf Spee's forward superstructure, 13-16 Dec 1939

View of Admiral Graf Spee's forward superstructure, starboard side, while in Montevideo, Uruguay, 13-16 Dec 1939	View of Admiral Graf Spee's port side, amidships, 13-16 Dec 1939

View of the after part of Admiral Graf Spee's superstructure, port side, 13-16 Dec 1939	Admiral Graf Spee burning at River Plate, 17 Dec 1939

A damaged 20mm machine gun mount on the upper platform of Admiral Graf Spee's forward superstructure, 2 Feb 1940	A hole 'large enough to crawl through' on the forward superstructure of Admiral Graf Spee, made by an 8in shell from Exeter, 2 Feb 1940

A sailor of cruiser Helena studied Admiral Graf Spee's forward broadside director and range finder, 2 Feb 1940	Admiral Graf Spee's collapsed smokestack and searchlight platform, seen from the port end of the forward superstructure, 2 Feb 1940

Admiral Graf Spee's forward superstructure, looking aft, with the conning tower rangefinder in the foreground and the mainmast partially collapsed in the left background, 2 Feb 1940	Admiral Graf Spee's navigation bridge, in the forward superstructure tower, 2 Feb 1940; note the fire damage

Admiral Graf Spee's Number Four 15cm/55 gun mount, second gun in the forward port side group, 2 Feb 1940	Admiral Graf Spee's Number Two 10.5cm/65 twin anti-aircraft gun mount, port side, amidships, 2 Feb 1940

Admiral Graf Spee's open control position at the forward end of the superstructure, 2 Feb 1940; note target designators, directors, rangekeepers, ship speed and course indicators, ready lights, etc.	Admiral Graf Spee's port side search platform, 2 Feb 1940; note search light, gun director, and a 20mm machine gun mounting in background

Admiral Graf Spee's starboard Number One 105mm/65 anti-aircraft gun mount, 2 Feb 1940	Admiral Graf Spee's wreck in the River Plate, just off Montevideo, Uruguay, 2 Feb 1940