The Admiral Graf Spee was a German Heavy Cruiser (sometimes known as a Pocket Battleship), which took part in the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December 1939. This was the first proper naval engagement of World War II. Graf Spee was a formidable warship, described as “faster than anything bigger, and bigger than anything faster.” She displaced 16,000 tons at full load, was 186 m long, and carried six 11-inch guns in two triple turrets. She had diesel engines rather than the more usual steam turbines and had a top speed of 28 knots. Her commander was Kapitän-zur-See Hans Langsdorff.


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    Title :

    The Seetakt Radar on the Admiral Graf Spee


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    Publication date :

    2025-07-01


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    Article (Journal)


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    Electronic Resource


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    English



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