Where is the Graf Spee now?

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1. Where is the Graf Spee now?
2. Is the Graf Spee still visible?
3. What happened to the crew of the Admiral Graf Spee?
4. Has the Graf Spee been raised?
5. How badly damaged was the Graf Spee?
6. What was the most famous German battleship?
7. What was Hitler's favorite battleship?
8. Who was captain of the Graf Spee?
9. Why did they scuttle the Graf Spee?
10. Why did Graf Spee scuttle?
11. Was the Bismarck bigger than the Yamato?
12. Did the captain of the Graf Spee commit suicide?
13. Did we sink the Yamato?
14. What ship sank the Yamato?
15. Was the Bismarck a good ship?
16. What sank the IJN Yamato?

Where is the Graf Spee now?

After it has been raised, it is planned that the ship will be restored and put on display at the National Marine Museum in Montevideo. UK hydro member. Burial of the 36 crew members of the ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE, who died in the battle.

Is the Graf Spee still visible?

Though she inflicted heavy damaged on the British ships, Admiral Graf Spee herself also suffered heavy damages and was forced to pull into port at Montevideo. ... The ship was partially broken up, however part of the ship remains visible above the water to this day.

What happened to the crew of the Admiral Graf Spee?

The men ended up here after the pride of the German Navy was scuttled by her captain to avoid capture by the Royal Navy in the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. As the ship sank into the mud of the Plate estuary, the crew headed for neutral Argentina, where they were interned for the rest of the war.

Has the Graf Spee been raised?

The Graf Spee was scuttled off Montevideo. ... In more recent years, further efforts have been made, with one of the Graf Spee's gun mounts being raised and restored in 1997, and – most famously – its eagle figurehead being salvaged in 2006. Its telemeter, or range finder, is also displayed on the seafront in Montevideo.

How badly damaged was the Graf Spee?

The Graf Spee was hit by at least 19 British 6- and 8-inch shells during the battle, killing 36 crewmen and wounding 60, but most of the damage to the ship was superficial.

What was the most famous German battleship?

Bismarck Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power....German battleship Bismarck.

History
Nazi Germany
Name	Bismarck
Namesake	Otto von Bismarck
Builder	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg

What was Hitler's favorite battleship?

German battleship Tirpitz

History
Germany
Builder	Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Laid down	2 November 1936
Launched

Who was captain of the Graf Spee?

Hans Langsdorff Pleas to honour Hans Langsdorff, Graf Spee captain who defied Hitler. The “pocket battleship” Admiral Graf Spee limped into port in Uruguay, heavily damaged in the battle of the River Plate and facing the prospect of a fearsome pack of enemy vessels waiting to pounce if it returned to sea.

Why did they scuttle the Graf Spee?

Admiral Graf Spee inflicted heavy damage on the British ships, but she too was damaged, and was forced to put into port at Montevideo, Uruguay. Convinced by false reports of superior British naval forces approaching his ship, Hans Langsdorff, the commander of the ship, ordered the vessel to be scuttled.

Why did Graf Spee scuttle?

Admiral Graf Spee inflicted heavy damage on the British ships, but she too was damaged, and was forced to put into port at Montevideo, Uruguay. Convinced by false reports of superior British naval forces approaching his ship, Hans Langsdorff, the commander of the ship, ordered the vessel to be scuttled.

Was the Bismarck bigger than the Yamato?

The Bismarcks carried about nineteen thousand tons of armor, albeit in an archaic configuration by World War II standards. The Yamatos, on the other hand, displaced about seventy-two thousand tons, armed with nine 18.1” guns in three triple turrets and capable of twenty-seven knots.

Did the captain of the Graf Spee commit suicide?

Her commander, Captain Hans Langsdorff, believed he was facing impossible odds against a superior force beyond the horizon and defied Hitler's order to fight to the last man. Three days later, he committed suicide, shooting himself in the head in a Buenos Aires hotel room.

Did we sink the Yamato?

Weighing 72,800 tons and outfitted with nine 18.1-inch guns, the battleship Yamato was Japan's only hope of destroying the Allied fleet off the coast of Okinawa. But insufficient air cover and fuel cursed the endeavor as a suicide mission. Struck by 19 American aerial torpedoes, it was sunk, drowning 2,498 of its crew.

What ship sank the Yamato?

Aircraft from the USS Essex struck Yamato with two armor-piercing bombs and scored one near miss; Yamato suffered moderate damage and took on about 3,370 tonnes (3,320 long tons) of water, but remained battleworthy.

Was the Bismarck a good ship?

The German battleship Bismarck has long been regarded as the most powerful capital ship ever to go to sea. ... With both radar and advanced fire control systems to aim her guns, she was capable of doing great damage to other warships and totally destroying any unarmored merchant ship with ease.

What sank the IJN Yamato?

aerial torpedoes Weighing 72,800 tons and outfitted with nine 18.1-inch guns, the battleship Yamato was Japan's only hope of destroying the Allied fleet off the coast of Okinawa. But insufficient air cover and fuel cursed the endeavor as a suicide mission. Struck by 19 American aerial torpedoes, it was sunk, drowning 2,498 of its crew.