The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of the unarmed tanker Altmark which served as a supply ship and prison ship for seamen captured by several German surface raiders, including the pocketship Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee. The Altmark, carrying approximately 300 British Merchant sailors, took refuge in neitral Norwegian waters after encountering the British cruiser Arethusa with the 4th Destroyer Flotilla. Under orders from Churchill to board the Altmark, HMS Cossack tried to pull alongside the Altmark, which tried to ram her. In doing so, the Altmark succeeded in running herself aground, at which point, British sailors rushed on board, freeing the 300 Merchant sailors on board. The Altmark was refloated at high tide and returned home to Germany.
An unidentified, possibly British, mechant vessel falls victim to the German vessel Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee, used harassed Allied Merchant shipping. The Admiral Graf Spee sunk 10 British ships
View of the German vessel Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee showing shell damage after an attack. The Admiral Graf Spee was used to harass Allied merchant shipping. It was scuttled by her captain Hans L
Smoke pours from the scuttled German armoured ship (pocket battleship) Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee. Her forward 11 inch gun turret is engulfed in smoke. Abaft is her tower superstructure surmounte
View of the German armoured ship (pocket battleship) Panzerschiffe Admiral Graf Spee. The Admiral Graf Spee was commissioned in 1936 and in September 1939 was released for operations against Allied me
MONTEVIDEO, 1939-12-17. THE GRAF SPEE, A GERMAN SHIP USED TO HARASS ALLIED MERCHANT SHIPPING, SCUTTLED BY HER OWN CREW WHEN CORNERED BY THE BRITISH NEAR MONTEVIDEO.
MONTIVIDEO, 1939-12-17, THE GRAF SPEE, A GERMAN SHIP USED TO HARASS ALLIED MERCHANT SHIPPING, SCUTTLED BY HER OWN CREW WHEN CORNERED BY THE BRITISH NEAR MONTIVIDEO.
