The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 t 14,650 long tons. Were a community of creatives sharing everything minecraft. The third and final panzerschiff of the deutschland class, the admiral graf spee, was commissioned in january 1936, and after the appropriate trial period, served as flagship of the german fleet. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee wreck salvage photos, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic. Joined the rest of the german fleet, and served as the fleet flagship. In the background are the battleship hms resolution and the battlecruiser hms hood. Her forward 11 inch gun turret is engulfed in smoke.
Smoke pours from the scuttled german armoured ship pocket battleship panzerschiffe admiral graf spee. German heavy cruiser pocket battleship civfanatics forums. Abaft is her tower superstructure surmounted the gun director with wide rangefinder. Pursuit of the graf spee in the united states is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the writerdirectorproducer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger. Graf spee was scuttled subsequent to the battle of the river plate. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 stream and watch online. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee top drawings by stefan draminski ebook free download the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee top drawings by stefan draminski ebook product details sales rank. Nov 09, 2016 hier bitte alles zur graf spee rein tier 6 premium kreuzer kosten. Admiral graf spee and deutschland were rearmed in 1938 and 1940, respectively, with six 10. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film duration. Though the vessels of deutschlandclass exceeded this displacement, the german designers devised numerous methods to reduce weight. Laid down as panzerschiffe c, although it was initially known as ersatz braunschweig. The minecraft map, panzerschiff dkm admiral graf spee, was posted by spee.
Released 1956, pursuit of the graf spee stars johngregson, anthonyquayle, peterfinch, ianhunter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Graf spee kreuzer world of warships official forum. German cruiser admiral graf spee has been listed as one of the warfare good articles under the good article criteria. They could pick their range, and apparently did so, exeter attempting to close the range where her 8 inch guns could penetrate graf spees thin belt, while the light. The class is named after the first ship of this class to be completed the deutschland. The admiral graf spee runs into the british ca exeter, cl ajax and the new zealand cl achilles. The admiral graf spee was commissioned in 1936 and in september 1939 was released for operations against allied merchant shipping in the south atlantic and indian oceans, sinking. This rather small ship is one of the three deutschland class pocket battleships or so called panzerschiffe. Even if you dont post your own creations, we appreciate feedback on ours. The ships of the class, deutschland, admiral scheer and admiral graf spee, were all stated to displace 10,000 long tons 10,000 t in accordance with the treaty, though they actually.
The deutschlandclass ships were the first heavy vessels of the german navy after the first world war. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film youtube. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship. Deutschland, admiral scheer and admiral graf spee although the deutschland was later renamed lutzow.
Montevideo was a neutral port and graf spee by international maritime laws could only stay for 72 hours or she would have to have been interned for the rest of the war. Free the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee top. The exeter is badly damaged, the other ships are hit, too. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. Features footage of the graf spee s captain hans langsdorff, and the aftermath of the battle of the river plate. Dezember 1939 untergegangenen panzerschiffes admiral graf spee zu heben. This deutschlandclass panzerschiffe had been wreaking havoc on allied merchant ships in the atlantic since the war began in the previous september. Along with panzerschiffe admiral scheer, aviso hamburg, 3 zerstorer and a number of torpedoboots, graf spee escorted the transport fleet of the legion condor arriving from spain. Between september and december 1939, the ship sank nine ships totaling 50,089 gross register tons grt, before being confronted by three british cruisers at the battle of the river. An analytical look at the life and death of the panzerschiffe graf spee, which focuses on the german side of the story. The graf spee sank during a 1939 battle with three british royal navy ships, the hms ajax, hms achilles, and hms exeter, just outside the port of uruguays capital city montevideo. With the hydro and fighter plane its not really worth taking vig as well imo.
After sinking several merchant ships in the atlantic, the graf spee was sighted on dec. The deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffe armored ships, a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by the reichsmarine officially in accordance with restrictions imposed by the treaty of versailles. Admiral graf spee was 186 meters 610 ft long overall and had a beam of 21. Streamcloud panzerschiff graf spee 1956 deutsch stream. The lead antagonist of the first naval battle of wwii and the main part one of my favorite stories of the war, a story filled with honor, integrity, intrigue and sacrifice. Panzerschiffe and ultimate n scale this is the home of 12400 scale model ships.
Admiral graf spee was deployed to the south atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of world war ii, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. Panzerschiff graf spee photo album description kriegsmarine photo album of berthold rohweder serving with panzerschiff admiral graf spee. Hitler and raeder were very aware of the royal navys penchant for entering neutral. When world war ii commenced, the graf spee, under the command of captain langsdorff. The pocket battleship deliberately sunk in montevideo. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. The graf spee conducted a longer and much more famous cruise in the south atlantic at the beginning of the war, sinking nine ships for a total of 50,089 tons. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee photos, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. Exception without any interior 184 x 21 blocks graf spee made by spee g wiki to be continued download map now. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns.
They were later classified as heavy cruisers even though they had some pretty unique characteristics like 6x11 guns instead of the more common 8 guns and 8xman diesel engines. Bueno realmente no hay mucho mapa ete mapa solo cuenta con admiralgraf spee full interior. These limited future german warships to 10,000 long tons. In this educational video i cover the deutschland class panzerschiffe commissioned by the kriegsmarine before world war. Wie ublich wurde dieser film in video hd hohe auflosung fur kinoprojektion oder blurays mit dolbydigitalaudio gefilmt. In the first major naval battle of world war ii, the british navy must find and destroy a powerful german warship. Built by the kriegsmarine, they were officially described as heavy cruisers of 10,000 tons in order to comply with the limitations imposed by the treaty of versailles. Widely regarded as one of the best and most intelligent british war dramas of the 1950s, the battle of river plate is the story of britains first significant naval victory in ww2. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass heavy cruiser originally termed panzerschiff or armoured ship, sometimes referred to as pocket battleship which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 british officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. The battle of the river plate was the first naval battle in the second world war and the first one of the battle of the atlantic in south american waters. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. The scuttling of the german pocket battleship graf spee is shown, off the coast of uruguay in december of 1939.
The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee topdrawings draminksi, stefan on. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee pocketbattleship admiral. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. South america was a safe location for nazis after the war when around 9,000 fled to the region to escape capture and trial by allied forces. This ended in a battle with a british hunterkiller force of three cruisers 1ca and 2cl that damaged the graf spee and caused her captain to seek shelter in the neutral port of. View of the german armoured ship pocket battleship. Consists of ten merchant ships designed to appear as if they are sinking. Days before the outbreak of world war ii, a handful of german commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on allied merchantmen. Like her two other sister ships, the graf spee conducted several nonintervention patrols off the coast of spain during the spanish civil war 19361939.
The deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffe armored ships, a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by the german reichsmarine more or less in accordance with restrictions imposed by the treaty of versailles. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiffe armored ship that entered service with the german kriegsmarine in 1936. The graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. Admiral graf spee is a premium tier vi german cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways. Oct 18, 2004 here the panzerschiffe admiral graf spee. The graf spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles 20,000 km. Academy the admiral graf spee 1939 kriegsmarine pocket.
The british had about 9 knots speed advantage, graf spee apparently only capable of 22 knots by the time she was caught, with faulty engines and extreme fouling of the hull. A deutschlandclass panzerschiffe armored ship, admiral graf spee s design was intended to nominally conform to the naval restrictions set forth by the treaty of versailles which ended world war i. A tactical computer game called admiral graf spee was released by temptation software for the zx spectrum in 1982. With john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim. Among them was the panzerschiffe armored ship graf spee, a formidable warship that boasted the firepower of a battleship, but had the size, speed, and range of a cruiser. The admiral graf spee was commissioned in 1936 and in september 1939 was released for operations against allied merchant shipping in the south atlantic and indian oceans, sinking 10 british ship between then and december 1939. The completed panzerschiffe admiral graf spee in 1936.
River plate 1939 days before the outbreak of world war ii, a handful of german commerce raiders put out to sea to prey on allied merchantmen. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days. History the end of panzerschiffe admiral graf spee. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the. For any collector serious about naval history, graf spee is a crown piece of any collection and a mustbuy.
The deutschlandclass heavy cruiser comprised three ships. Admiral graf spee meets its supply ship altmark the last time 25,5s, 24,5w. View of the german armoured ship pocket battleship panzerschiffe admiral graf spee. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it german cruiser admiral graf spee is part of the heavy cruisers of germany series, a good topic. Admiral graf spee, panzerschiff selbstversenkung am 17. Although the admiral graf spee is often called graf spee for short, it must not be confused with the uncompleted world war i german battle cruiser graf spee. In order to keep within the limitations of the 1919 treaty of versailles which formalized the punishments that were to be imposed upon the german empire at the end of wwi, germany could not build ships that had a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. Mar 17, 2018 panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film duration. Admiral graf spee and her two sister ships, deutschland and admiral scheer, had been built during the interwar period. Smoke pours from the scuttled german armoured ship pocket. Admiral graf spee wreck salvage photos german navy. Largely designed to meet the restrictions imposed by the treaty of versailles, admiral graf spee and the others of its class were often referred to as pocket battleships because of their powerful armament of 11. The german heavy cruiser admiral graf spee had cruised into the south atlantic a fortnight before the war began, and had been commerce raiding after receiving appropriate authorisation on 26 september 1939.
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