[Destroyed Arado Ar 196A-1 Aboard the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 1939]
Description:
Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree with damage from the battle of the River Plate that occurred on December 13, 1939. She has damage to her hull from shell fragments. Her hull is lined with two rows of portholes. In front of her hull is a boat tied down to the ship's railing. On deck, there are men standing beside the Graf Spree's 15 cm broadside guns. To the left of the guns is a gun battery director. Behind the guns is the burned out frame of an Arado Ar 196A-1 floatplane on …
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Date:
1939-12~
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation