Photo #: NH 51980-A
Admiral Graf Spee (German Armored Ship, 1936)
Photograph looking toward the bow from atop the forward 28cm
(11-inch) triple gun turret, showing the main deck awash. Taken
on board the ship's wreck in the River Plate, near Montevideo,
Uruguay, where she had been scuttled in December 1939. Note her
starboard list.
Photographed on 2 February 1940 by Ensign Richard D. Sampson,
USN, for an intelligence report prepared by USS Helena
(CL-50) during her shakedown cruise to South America.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 590 pixels |
 |