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 view the tcmdb entry for pursuit of. Admiral graf spee was a deutschland class panzerschiffe armored ship that entered service with the german kriegsmarine in 1936. Admiral graf spee is a premium tier vi german cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways. In the treaty of versailles, therefore, only armored ships up to a maximum type displacement of 10,000 tons. However, their two sister ships were also converted to 105 mm cannons in autumn 1939. The german heavy cruiser admiral graf spee had sailed into the south atlantic a fortnight before the war began, and had been commerce raiding after receiving appropriate authorisation on 26 september 1939. The treaty stipulated new warship designs with a displacement not to exceed 10,000 tons. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south. Panzerschiff graf spee the battle of the river plate region b bluray itv studios home entertainment germany 1956 color 1. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic.
Nazi wreck puts berlin at odds with salvager the local. Academy has produced another kit with a twopart hull, with nice scuttle details, raised armor belt and stowed boat booms molded on. He entered the german navy in 1878, and in 188788 he commanded the port in. Graf spee translation into english examples german. Pursuit of the graf spee subtitles english 2 subtitles. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip open, tigers. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called. Widely regarded as one of the best and most intelligent british war dramas of the 1950s, the battle of river plate is the story of britains first significant naval victory in ww2. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate. 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.
Battle of the river plate commemorative booklet royal new. This movie directed by michael powell, emeric pressburger whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. The indian navy today acquired its first cruiser, when h. Graf spee immediately turned to the east 090t while exeter came to 090t and passed behind ajax and achilles while we steamed ahead on course 000t exeter was trying to cross behind the formation and get to the lead position for the coming pursuit. Nov 09, 2016 hier bitte alles zur graf spee rein tier 6 premium kreuzer kosten. The battle of the river plate hens tooth video 1956 color 1. Officially classed as a panzerschiff armoured ship, but more popularly known as a pocket battleship, the admiral graf spee and her two sisters, the admiral scheer and deutschland, were designed as commerce raiders with a large radius of action and complied with the restrictions imposed on germany by the terms of the treaty of versailles which was. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf. This is the first time this ship has been offered in 50 plastic. 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. After world war one, the allies had intended to limit the largest german warships to coastal armored ships. Admiral graf spee was 186 meters 610 ft long overall and had a beam of 21. John gregson heads the cast as captain bell, skipper of the exeter, one of several vessels engaged in pursuit of the indestructable geman battleship graf spee.
Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric. Designed with the treaty of versailles limitations, these diesel powered ships carried a heavy armament for their displacement of 6 280mm54 11 and 8. This is an account of british naval action in the south atlantic, december 1939, early in the war with germany. One of germanys deadliest weapons was the pocket battleship graf spee, where captain langsdorffpeter finch welcomes aboard captain dovebernard lee. Admiral scheer and admiral graf spee had a tower bridge, while deutschland had only one pile foremast. The battle of the river plate 1956 is a world war ii action, adventure movie starring john gregson and anthony quayle. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd the films storyline concerns the battle of the river. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd the films storyline concerns the battle of. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. As cumberland had 8 x 8 compared with exeter 6 x 8 i presume the all up weight of shell between graf spee and cumberland would be roughly equal. Kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser. Pursuit of the graf spee is one of best movie released on 26 june 2015 starring john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim, bernard lee. Buy the battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee from amazons movies store.
Here the wreck of admiral graf spee is sunk pretty much into the mud. In the first major naval battle of world war ii, the british navy must find and destroy a powerful german warship. Whilst the damage graf spee inflicted on exeter is well known it would appear that some of exeters 8 caused considerable damage in return. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf spee nonusa format, bluray, reg. Admiral graf spee was deployed to the south atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of world war ii, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared.
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. Achilles heroine of the river plate battle against the graf spee, was handed over at chatham to mr. These limited future german warships to 10,000 long tons. The kms graf spee, a deutschland class heavy cruiser of the kriegsmarine is todays subject. In the early months of the second world war, nazi germanys kriegsmarine sends out merchant. Between september and december 1939, the ship sank nine ships totaling 50,089 gross register tons grt, before being confronted by three british cruisers at the battle of the river. Though the vessels of deutschland class exceeded this displacement, the german designers devised numerous. Largely designed to meet the restrictions imposed by the treaty of versailles, admiral graf spee and the others of its class were often referred to as pocket battleships because of their powerful armament of 11. 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. 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. Graf spee has an inner 40mm layer that could safe you butt from time to time. The battle of river plate was fought on december 1939 between the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee and the allied naval task. Admiral graf spee encountered the british freighter shakespeare and ordered her to stop.
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. Deutschland class deutschland, admiral scheer, admiral graf spee type. The royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the british isles supplied. Eventually, however, german captain langsdorff peter finch is faced with a difficult decision. Tone class hms warrior 1860 irn potemkin hipper class kms prinz eugen yamato. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee 1956. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a. Graf spee kreuzer world of warships official forum. The battle of the river plate film titled in the united states as pursuit of the graf spee is a.
The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 t 14,650 long tons. After sinking several merchant ships in the atlantic, the graf spee was sighted on dec. The german kriegsmarine, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. This is the 1975 welldone restoration of the 1946 original version, pursuit of the graf spee, which is also available region 2. In november 1939, she took part in pursuit of the german cruiser admiral graf spee. Graf spee, german pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936.
The battle of the river plate is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the. Download pursuit of the graf spee apple ii my abandonware. This kit appears to depict the graf spee in an as sunk configuration, late 1939. Armored ship pocketbattleship, later heavy cruiser. Jun 08, 2016 pursuit of the graf spee is one of best movie released on 26 june 2015 starring john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim, bernard lee. 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. Pursuit of the graf spee street date 2010 available from amazon uk.
The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. To the far left, the port side 10,5 cm skl65 c33 heavy antiaircraft artillery can be seen. Apr 29, 2020 the pursuit of graf spee 31 jan 7 feb 2019 1 new ship admiral graf spee. Graf spee german cruisers world of warships official forum. The battle of the river plate was the first naval battle in the second world war and the first one of the battle of the atlantic in south american waters. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days.
It had left germany at the start of the war accompanied by the supply ship altmark. Like her two other sister ships, the graf spee conducted several nonintervention patrols off the coast of spain during the spanish civil war 19361939. Admiral graf spee was a deutschland class 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. A deutschland class panzerschiffe armored ship, admiral graf spees design was intended to nominally conform to the naval restrictions set forth by the treaty of versailles which ended world war i. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, a. In the first major naval battle of world war ii, the.
The admiral graf spee, the german pocket battleship scuttled to uruguay in 1939, is caught in the middle of a struggle between the businessman salvaging it and the german government, which wants. If you havent played pursuit of the graf spee or want to try this strategy video game, download it now for free. The graf spees captain scuttled the ship before committing suicide, and it has remained in waters less than 25 feet 7. Admiral graf spee fired a few salvos at a range of nautical miles to reinforce the. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. Hier bitte alles zur graf spee rein tier 6 premium kreuzer kosten. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship. Pursuit of the graf spee street date november 9, 2010 24. The gun on the photo is the second gun on the port side pii. With john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim. Battle of the river plate was released in the us as pursuit of the graf spee.
Pursuit of the graf spee the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The group that finds the heavily armed pocket battleship admiral graf spee near south america is. Intent on pursuing the graf spee, he lay in wait with two light cruisers and a. With an alpha damage of 8,400 per shell and a 20 second reload time, the guns perform exceptionally well against lightlyarmored. In the opening years of world war ii the royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the atlantic convoy routes open and the british isles supplied. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river. Admiral graf spee can also be built from construction. The pursuit of graf spee 31 jan 7 feb 2019 1 new ship admiral graf spee. Graf spee turned this battle into a major british victory, and. Admiral graf spee panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939 deutschland class ship info history operational history technical data photos 1. Peter finch, bernard lee, anthony quayle, john gregson, ian hunter, jack gwillim, lionel. The admiral graf spee was a preworld war 2 vessel of the deutschland class of german warships. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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