German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
Pocket Battleship
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Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class "Panzerschiff", nicknamed a "pocket battleship" by the British, which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Wikipedia
Length: 610′
Launched: June 30, 1934
Construction started: October 1, 1932
Builder: Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Armament: 6 × 28 cm (11 in) in triple turrets; 8 × 15 cm (5.9 in) in single turrets; 8 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Armor: Main turrets: 140 mm (5.5 in); Belt: 100 mm (3.9 in); Main deck: 45–70 mm (1.8–2.8 in)
Commissioned: 6 January 1936
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