Pursuit of the Graf Spee
In the opening years of World War II the Royal Navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open and the British Isles supplied. Of great danger were the numerous surface/commerce raiders that had slipped out of German waters just before war was declared. Supplied by axis cargo ships or tankers, they primarily attacked and sank merchant shipping, and they could and did strike anywhere and everywhere. This is the story of one such ship – the ‘Admiral Graf Spee’ – and how 3 lightly armed Royal Navy cruisers with mere 6 and 8 inch guns boldly took on this powerful ‘pocket battleship’ armed with 11 inch guns.
Keywords:A Batalha do Rio da Prata A River Plate-i csata Batalia din Rio de la Plata Bitwa o ujscie rzeki De ondergang van de Graf Spee De slag von Rio de la Plata Graf Spee Havets tiger I mahi tou potamou Plate Jagad över haven La bataille du Rio de la Plata La batalla del Río de la Plata La battaglia di Rio della Plata Le sabordage du Graf Spee Panzerschiff Graf Spee Pursuit of the Graf Spee River Plata Muharebesi Taistelulaiva Graf Spee Taistelulaivan viimeiset päivät The Battle of the River Plate to katadromikon fantasma Von Spee το καταδρομικό φάντασμα Φον Σπεε Битва у Ла-Платы Битката при Ривър Плейт