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Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class Panzerschiff (armored ship), nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. The vessel was named after World War I Admiral Maximilian von Spee , commander of the East Asia Squadron who fought the battles of Coronel and the Falkland ...
Graf Spee may refer to: Graf Maximilian von Spee, German admiral in World War I; or to several German ships that were named after the admiral: SMS Graf Spee, incomplete Mackensen-class battlecruiser of World War I, scrapped in 1923; The German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, launched in 1934, that saw action in World War II
Admiral Graf Spee ' s draft was 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) and 7.34 m (24 ft 1 in), respectively. The displacement of the three ships increased over the class. Standard displacement grew from 10,600 long tons (10,800 t) for Deutschland to 11,550 long tons (11,740 t) for Admiral Scheer and 12,340 long tons (12,540 t) for Admiral Graf Spee.
Nevertheless, the ships exceeded the weight restriction by several thousand tons, though the German Navy claimed the vessels were within the limitations. The three ships, Deutschland, Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Graf Spee, were built between 1929 and 1936. Design changes were made over the course of the construction program, resulting in ...
The French vehemently opposed any concessions to Germany, and therefore, Deutschland and two further units—Admiral Scheer and Admiral Graf Spee—were built. [7] In 1932, the Reichsmarine secured the passage of the Schiffbauersatzplan ("Replacement ship construction program") through the Reichstag. The program called for two separate ...
Admiral Graf Spee: Jan 1936 Scuttled Montevideo, Dec 1939 Admiral Hipper class: 18,200 tons 8 × 8-in. 32 kn Admiral Hipper: Apr 1939 Scuttled Kiel, May 1945 Blücher: Sep 1939 Sunk Drøbak Sound, Apr 1940 Prinz Eugen: Aug 1940 Prize of US
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Four ships were ordered and laid down, but only two of them, Mackensen and Graf Spee, were launched. [26] None of the ships were completed, as work had been diverted to U-boat construction. [27] All four ships were broken up in Germany between 1921 and 1924. [26]