Admiral Graf Spee

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Admiral Graf Spee was a German "pocket battleship" (heavy cruiser) of the Kriegsmarine famed for its commerce raiding in the South Atlantic and its scuttling after the Battle of the River Plate early in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Deutschland-class cruiser
Kriegsmarine ship
heavy cruiser
pocket battleship
warship
aircraftCarried 2 seaplanes
aircraftType Arado Ar 196 seaplane
armamentAA 8.8 cm anti-aircraft guns
armamentMainBattery 6 × 28 cm (11 in) guns in two triple turrets
armamentSecondary 8 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
armamentTorpedoTubes 8 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
beam approximately 21.6 meters
builder Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
commanderDuringRiverPlate Hans Langsdorff
commissioned 1936-01-06
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfOrigin Germany
crewComplement approximately 1150
dateOfBattleOfTheRiverPlate 1939-12-13
dateOfScuttling 1939-12-17
displacementFullLoad approximately 16200 tons
displacementStandard approximately 12100 tons
draft approximately 7.3 meters
enteredMontevideoDate 1939-12-14
enteredPort Montevideo
fate scuttled
laidDown 1932-10-01
launched 1934-06-30
legacy symbol of early-war German commerce raiding
lengthOverall approximately 186 meters
maximumSpeed approximately 28.5 knots
namedAfter Maximilian von Spee
notableEngagement Battle of the River Plate
notableFor influencing early Allied naval strategy in the South Atlantic
operator Kriegsmarine
opponentsAtRiverPlate HMNZS Achilles
HMS Ajax
HMS Exeter
placeBuilt Wilhelmshaven
propulsion diesel engines
range approximately 8900 nautical miles at 20 knots
reasonForScuttling to avoid internment and capture
roleInWorldWarII commerce raider
scuttledAt off Montevideo
scuttledIn River Plate estuary
linked to: Río de la Plata
serviceEntryPeriod interwar period
shipClass Deutschland class
shipType armored ship
pocket battleship
status wreck
theaterOfOperations Indian Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

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Altmark Incident relatedShip Admiral Graf Spee
Battle of the River Plate combatantShip Admiral Graf Spee
Battle of the River Plate shipDamaged Admiral Graf Spee
Altmark supportedVessel Admiral Graf Spee
subject linked to: German tanker Altmark
Kriegsmarine notableShip Admiral Graf Spee
HMS Ajax opponentInBattleOfTheRiverPlate German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
HMS Exeter opponentShip German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Batalla del Río de la Plata mainCombatant acorazado de bolsillo alemán Admiral Graf Spee
subject linked to: La batalla del Río de la Plata
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Batalla del Río de la Plata hasParticipant Admiral Graf Spee
subject linked to: La batalla del Río de la Plata
Hans Langsdorff commanded German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Commodore Henry Harwood’s Force G opponent German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
HMNZS Achilles opponent German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Maximilian von Spee honouredIn German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Deutschland class ship Admiral Graf Spee
Deutschland class shipLostInBattle Admiral Graf Spee
Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven constructed Admiral Graf Spee
Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven constructed heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Reichsmarine notableShip pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee
Altmark associatedWith Admiral Graf Spee
Battle of the River Plate involvedShip Admiral Graf Spee
subject linked to: River Plate 1939
Hans Langsdorff commanded Admiral Graf Spee
subject linked to: Langsdorff
Langsdorff hasNotableAssociationWith Admiral Graf Spee
HMS Achilles opposedShip German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
linked to: Admiral Graf Spee