[Photo of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 1939]

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Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree with minor hull damage following the Battle of the River Plate on December 13, 1939. The Admiral Graf Spree, a Deutschland class cruiser, is seen floating with her anchor dropped. Her hull is lined with portholes. Near her bow is a hole in her hull port side. A wooden platform has been lowered by rope to the level of the hole from the deck's railing. There are sailors on the deck leaning against the railing. The Admiral Graf Spree is equipped with a triple gun turret seen in front of the superstructure. … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1939-12~.

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Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree with minor hull damage following the Battle of the River Plate on December 13, 1939. The Admiral Graf Spree, a Deutschland class cruiser, is seen floating with her anchor dropped. Her hull is lined with portholes. Near her bow is a hole in her hull port side. A wooden platform has been lowered by rope to the level of the hole from the deck's railing. There are sailors on the deck leaning against the railing. The Admiral Graf Spree is equipped with a triple gun turret seen in front of the superstructure. The bridge can be seen partially obscured behind the superstructure. On her port side is a small boat floating in the water and attached to the Admiral Graf Spree by two ropes.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm.

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The Pearl Harbor Collection contains personal narratives, photographs, diaries, correspondence, and governmental papers that relate to men, women, children and ships present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

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  • 1939-12~

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[Photo of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 1939], photograph, 1939-12~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1687892/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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