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[Scuttling of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 17, 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree being scuttled following the Battle of the River Plate on December 17, 1939. She had taken mostly superficial damage during the battle four days prior, but her oil purification and desalination plants were destroyed and was unfit for return to Germany. Commanding officer Captain Hans Langsdorff, unwilling to risk the lives of his crew, decided to scuttle the ship. The photo shows smoke billowing from the Admiral Graf Spree, a Deutschland class… more
Date: December 17, 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree Burning, December 17, 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree burning following her scuttling on December 17, 1939 after the Battle of the River Plate. The Admiral Graf Spree is seen with heavy damage from the detonations and with smoke billowing from her hull, especially her stern. Her superstructure is blackened with soot. Her bowside triple turret gun appears mostly structurally intact. The mid and sternside of the Admiral Graf Spree are heavily obscured by the smoke but also appear heavily damaged. H… more
Date: 1939-12-17~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree Burning, December 17, 1939 #2]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree burning following her scuttling on December 17, 1939 after the Battle of the River Plate. The Admiral Graf Spree is seen with heavy damage from the detonations and with smoke billowing from her hull, especially her stern. Her superstructure is blackened with soot. Her bridge seems to be entirely collapsed. Her broadside guns and turrets seem to be mostly structurally intact, though covered in soot.
Date: 1939-12-17~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree Burning, December 17, 1939 #3]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree burning following her scuttling on December 17, 1939 after the Battle of the River Plate. The Admiral Graf Spree is seen with heavy damage from the detonations and with smoke billowing from her hull, especially her stern. Her bridge seems to be entirely collapsed. Her broadside guns and turrets seem to be mostly structurally intact, though covered in soot. Her port side hull is heavily damaged and deformed.
Date: 1939-12-17~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[News Clip: Waco]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 17, 1994, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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