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NH 83003 Admiral Graf Spee

Photo #: NH 83003 Admiral Graf Spee
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Title: Admiral Graf Spee
Description: (German Armored Ship, 1936) Ship's port bow, taken while she was at Montevideo, Uruguay in mid-December 1939, following the Battle of the River Plate. Note crew members working over the side to repair damage from an eight-inch shell fired by the British heavy cruiser Exeter. The notation The 'Moustache' refers to the false bow wave painted on Admiral Graf Spee's bows. The original photograph came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's World War II history project working files. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 83003
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