- Contributed byÌý
- ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Open Centre, Hull
- People in story:Ìý
- Robert Clay, Captain Hans Langsdorff
- Location of story:Ìý
- Montevideo, Uraquay
- Background to story:Ìý
- Royal Navy
- Article ID:Ìý
- A4134241
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 31 May 2005
Montevideo Harbour December 1939
Battle of the River Plate.
This series of photographs were taken by my father-in-law, Robert Clay, at Montevideo, Uraquay. They show the German pocket battleship 'Admiral Graf Spee' being scuttled in Montevideo Harbour on 17th December 1939. Following a battle with the British cruisers 'Exeter','Ajax, and 'Achilles', the captain of the 'Graf Spee' Captain Hans Langsdorff scuttled his own ship. Langsdorff committed suicide two or three days later.
© Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Find out how you can use this.
Story with photo