Tone class hms warrior 1860 irn potemkin hipper class kms prinz eugen yamato. The battle of the river plate 1956 full movie download. The hull of unit c ersatz braunschweig was launched on june 30, 1934. The admiral graf spee, commissioned in 1936, was faster than a battleship and more powerful than a cruiser. The hunt for the german pocket battleship graf spee pope, dudley on. The german cruiser admiral graf spee, launched in 1934, that saw action in world war ii. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns.
Maritimequest admiral graf spee message board messages 25. What you need to know about the battle of the river plate. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 t 14,650 long tons. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. When the great ship first reached the bottom, much of her superstructure was above water. 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.
View the tcmdb entry for pursuit of the graf spee 1957. Captain hans langsdorff strictly adhered to the rules of mercantile warfare at the time and saved all of the crew members of these ships. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film youtube. The kit is well molded in light gray plastic with distinct portholes, doors, hatches, and planking. The vessel prowled the south atlantic, sinking as many as nine. Trumpeter 50 scale german admiral graf spee pocket. On the left in slipway 2 the construction of scharnhorst can be seen. Peter finch as captain hans langsdorff admiral graf spee. This cruiser arrives in world of warships and the trio of littlewhitemouse, lert and nozoupforyou take a closer look at this odd vessel and uncover her secrets.
Early 1936 admiral graf spee seen soon after completion. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title admiral graf spee. Maritimequest admiral graf spee message board messages. If i was building one specifically for the spee, itd probably go something like this. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 yify download movie torrent. Spee was hailed as a hero in germany, and several ships were named in his honor, including the heavy cruiser admiral graf spee, which was built in the 1930s and was defeated in the battle of the river plate during world war ii. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. The german battleship admiral graf spee in flames after being scuttled in. Panzerschiff graf spee 1956 kompleter film by marco muller. The admiral graf spee was one of the first german warships to be equipped with radar equipment. Admiral graf spee was a panzerschiff which served with the kriegsmarine of germany during world war ii.
The graf spee engines were 6750 hp each the max speed was 475 rpm giving a total of approximatley 54000 hp there were 9 cylinders each engine double acting 2 stroke meaning fired on the top and bottom of each stroke like a steam engine they were made by m. Hms flamingo, later renamed graf spee, a former royal navy black swan. Admiral graf spee is a premium tier vi german cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways. Former admiral graf spee crewman karl fengler passed away july 17, 2014 at 0730 hrs.
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. Sms graf spee, incomplete mackensen class battlecruiser of world war i, scrapped in 1923. Graf spee has good hp and heals, but the armor is still cruiser armor. Salfords expert in naval history who regularly appears on the radio and television, professor eric grove, will be giving a commentary on the film to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle of the river plate and the scuttling of the pocket battleship admiral graf spee. He entered the german navy in 1878, and in 188788 he commanded the port in german cameroon. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass heavy cruiser. In the background are the battleship hms resolution and the battlecruiser hms hood. The sinking of the admiral graf spee this friday 18. Academy now offers an excellent 50 graf spee with lots of appeal. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee technical data, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. Ive been using the manual secondaries build just because i wanted to level my battleship captain.
This is probably the best allaround skill for graf spee imo. An icon of the battle of the atlantic, the german pocket battleship graf spee struck fear in merchant sailors in 1939. The battle of river plate was fought on december 1939 between the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee and the allied naval task force. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days. The admiral graf spee was laid down in october of 1932 and launched in june of 1934, being officially commissioned in january of 1936. From september through december 1939 admiral graf spee sank nine merchant ships in the south atlantic and indian ocean, the first on 30 september 1939. Admiral graf spee was 186 meters 610 ft long overall and had a beam of 21. I learn from a recent newspaper article that a uruguayan.
The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee in montevideo by davidmorganthomas. Admiral graf spee begins to slide down slipway 1 during the launch ceremony. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee in montevideo duration. I bought graf spee but what commander skills to take. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of. 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. Commanderinchief of the reichsmarine admiral reader and numerous distinguished guests attended the launch ceremony. She does have damn good secondaries for a cruiser, but tier 6 is crap for manual secondaries due to the jump in that skill, and spee really benefits from a normal cruiser build with concealment. The ship the admiral graf spee was a symbol of german naval might early in the war. Spee and his two sons, who happened to be serving on two of his ships, were all killed, along with about 2,200 other men. Stories, photographs, technical details, drawings, models, discussion forum and much more. This film is part of the periscope film llc archive, one of the largest. She was also the first german warship to be fitted with search radar.
Download for free on all your devices computer, smartphone, or tablet. Admiral graf spee, a 1934 heavy cruiser pocket battleship named after spee. Originally classified as an panzerschiff, she was later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, and was referred to as a pocket battleship by the british. The graf spee is currently available through an in game set of missions so id recommend putting in the time to get this premium ship for free now. I know robert hoepfner was a korvette kapitan and i know he started working in buenos aires with kay doing intellingence work. The hunt for the german pocket battleship graf spee. 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 film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. Jul 14, 2018 the kms graf spee, a deutschland class heavy cruiser of the kriegsmarine is todays subject. 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. Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral.
This film is part of the periscope film llc archive, one of the largest historic. In january 1938 the prototype seetakt fumg 39g g was installed on board the ship with 0. Admiral graf spee enters the water for the first time. My grandmother and her family were living in nazi germany during the war. The deutschland and her slightly more robust sister ships, admiral scheer and admiral graf spee, were frightening in their potential for commerce raiding. When i first received this kit to build, i was excited that there was now a 50th scale world war ii german ship other than bismarck or tirpitz. One of germanys deadliest weapons was the pocket battleship graf spee, where captain langsdorffpeter finch welcomes aboard. The film will be shown in the humphrey booth lecture theatre. May 12, 2012 it is the early years of world war ii and the royal navy must fight a desperate battle to stop germanys best battleship, the admiral graf spee, from sailing to the south atlantic.
Admiral graf spee, a 1934 heavy cruiser pocket battleship named after spee this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title admiral graf spee. Jan 14, 2017 the graf spee is currently available through an in game set of missions so id recommend putting in the time to get this premium ship for free now. Ive mostly been using my km battleship captain with the secondaries build for conveniences sake, i know its not optimal though. Streamcloud panzerschiff graf spee 1956 deutsch stream. 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. Trumpeter 50 scale german admiral graf spee pocket battleship. The ships of the class, deutschland, admiral scheer and admiral graf spee, were all stated to displace 10,000 long tons 10,000 t. The kms graf spee, a deutschland class heavy cruiser of the kriegsmarine is todays subject. This meticulous film reenacts the first major sea battle of world war ii, the dramatic engagement between the german pocket battleship graf spee and three. Admiral harwood arrived in the cruiser hms ajax after the battle of the river. Thats a pretty reasonable standard km cruiser build too. It is the early years of world war ii and the royal navy must fight a desperate battle to stop germanys best battleship, the admiral graf spee, from sailing to the south atlantic. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee photos. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship.
This is also the explanation as to why the crew of admiral graf spee are seen wearing us navy pattern helmets rather than german coal scuttles whilst the. 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. Graf spee is a fat hp cruiser with heals but suffers from low dpm. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic. With an alpha damage of 8,400 per shell and a 20 second reload time, the guns perform exceptionally well against lightlyarmored enemy units. Its great to have the opportunity to bring you another of lou cs mini feature articles, this time for his excellent build of the academy 1. Graf spee kreuzer world of warships official forum. This 1939 sound newsreel vividly shows the sinking of the german heavy cruiser admiral graf spee. Panzerschiff admiral graf spees forward 11inch triplegun turret, circa 1939. Here a portrait of the ship seen from aft with a good view of the two torpedo batteries and main turret b. Several spanishlanguage books on the subject of the admiral graf spee crew are available here.
Panzerschiff graf spee the battle of the river plate filmclip deutsch. 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. This plastic model kit is an accurate representation of the military ship. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee information, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. But instead of using it as it is, he disintegrate each thread into 3 lines i just knew that a thread consists of 3 lines not just one and used. Seeing the fine rigging lines, i asked toom what did he use for rigging, he said he used ordinary cotton thread. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in german west africa in the 1880s, the east africa squadron in the late. Dont confuse this leviathan of legend for a battleship, though. Kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser. Great endurance freed them from the confines of the north sea and dependence on germanys ports, allowing them to venture into distant waters, and their combination of respectable speed and. Academys wwii german battleship admiral graf spee 1. The cylinder diameter was 420mm and the stroke was 580mm. Upper lips dont get much stiffer, as captain bell john gregson bravely agrees to proceed to the falklands, under orders from harwood anthony quayle in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957.
This film is about the final days of the german pocket battleship like a heavy. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee, ship number three of that class and the largest of the pocket battleships, was sent into the atlantic upon the outbreak of. Sinking of german battleship graf spee newsreel 1939 70700. Pocketbattleships of the deutschlandclass, greenhill books londonusnip anapolis. In 1908 he was made chief of staff of the german ocean. Dcca can be nice, especially if you dont want to invest the points for mfcaa later on. June, 2014 i wanted to know if you have a crew list of the men who were on the graf spee who stayed in argentina or know of a good site that would have a list. Academy the admiral graf spee 1939 kriegsmarine pocket. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee information, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class powered by. Like her two other sister ships, the graf spee conducted several nonintervention patrols off the coast of spain during the spanish civil war 19361939. When i first received this kit to build, i was excited that there was now a 50th scale world war ii german ship other than. May 12, 2019 i am making a research about some of the members of the crew of the panzerschiffe admiral graf spee. The pocket battleships were a class of three german heavy cruisers adapted to push the tonnage limits imposed by the versailles treaty and mount 11 naval guns with sufficient range to outgun anything they could not outrun.
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