Black and white photograph of a main room of a ship

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Black and white photograph of a main room of a ship

right: The control tower of the Graf Spee. The
word Coronel above the Admiral's bridge com-
memorates the action fought off the coast of Chile
on 1 November 1914; although greater honour
accrued to Admiral Graf Spee and his ships in the
Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December
1914, this action was not included in the ship's
battle honours

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Title: Achilles at the River Plate

Author: S. D. Waters

In: Episodes & Studies Volume 1

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1948, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

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