She was to sink more ships there and disrupt British shipping movements in that area before returning to Germany. She then set course to the River Plate area where the British merchant traffic was the thickest. On 6 December 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee refuelled once more from the Altmark. This ship was en-route from Brisbane, Australia to London. The next morning the Admiral Graf Spee sank the British merchant Tairoa (7983 GRT, built 1920) in position 19☄0’S, 04☀2’E. This ship was en-route from Auckland, New Zealand to the U.K. On 2 December 1939, the Admiral Graf Spee sank her largest victim, the British merchant Doric Star (10086 GRT, built 1921),in position 19☁5’S, 05☀5’E. The Admiral Graf Spee then set course to return to the South Atlantic where she met once more with the Altmark on 27 November 1939 and the next day she fuelled from her about 300 miles from Tristan da Cunha. Next day the Admiral Graf Spee stopped the Dutch merchant Mapia (7188 GRT, built 1923) but had to let her go as she was a neutral ship. This ship was in ballast and en-route from Quelimane (Portugese East Africa now called Mozambique) to Lourenco Marques (now Maputo, also in Portugese East Africa / Mozambique). On 15 November 1939 she sank the small British tanker Africa Shell (706 GRT, built 1939) in position 24☄5’S, 35☀0’E. The Admiral Graf Spee then set course for the Indian Ocean. On 28 October 1939, near Tristan da Cunha, the Admiral Graf Spee once more refuelled from the Altmark. This ship was sunk in position 19☄0’S, 04☀2’E. On 22 October 1939, the Admiral Graf Spee sank her next victim, the British merchant Trevanion (5299 GRT, built 1937) which was en-route from Port Pirie (Australia) to Swansea. The next day the crews of the Newton Beech and Ashlea were also transferred to the Altmark and the German ships then parted company. On the 17th the crew of the Huntsman was transferred to the Altmark and the ship was scuttled in approximate position 16°S, 17°W. On 15 October 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee met the Altmark again to receive supplies and fuel. This ship was en-route from Calcutta to the U.K. On 10 October the Admiral Graf Spee captured the British merchant Huntsman (8196 GRT, built 1921) in position 08☃0’S, 05☁5’W. The next day both crew were transferred to the Admiral Graf Spee and the Newton Beech was scuttled. The crew of the Ashlea was transferred to the Newton Beech. This ship was en-route from Durban to Falmouth. On the 7th she sank the British merchant Ashlea (4222 GRT, built 1929) in position 09★2’S, 03☂8’W. This ship was en-route from Capetown to the U.K. On the 5th she captured the British merchant Newton Beech (4644 GRT, built 1925) in position 09☃5’S, 06☃0’W. The Admiral Graf Spee then proceeded eastwards and found three more victims between 5 and 10 October. She then sank the ship in position 09☀5’S, 34☀5’W. On 30 September 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee found her first victim, the British merchant vessel Clement (5050 GRT, built 1934) that was en-route from New York, U.S.A. She then proceeded towards the Pernambuco area. On the 26th the Admiral Graf Spee was ordered to start raiding the British trade lanes. On 20 September 1939 the Admiral Graf Spee and Altmark met again to fuel. The Admiral Graf Spee was still under orders to remain unseen. Two days later, on the 13th, the ships again met and fueling was completed. The German ships then immediately parted company and cleared the area at high speed. The aircraft spotted the British heavy cruiser HMS Cumberland (Capt. The Admiral Graf Spee had launched her Arado floatplane to scout in the area as supplies were transferred. On 11 September another rendes-vous was made with the Altmark in the South Atlantic. On 1 September the Admiral Graf Spee was off the Canary Islands where she made rendes-vous with the supply ship Altmark and supplies were transferred. Movements of the German ‘pocket battleship’ Admiral Graf Spee 21 August 1939 – 13 December 1939.īefore the Second World War had started, on 21 August 1939, the German ‘pocked battleship’ Admiral Graf Spee departed Wilhelmshaven bound for the South Atlantic. The chase of the German ‘pocket battleship’ Admiral Graf Spee Notable events involving Strasbourg include:ġ October 1939, an enemy raider reported in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page. We don't have any commands listed for FR StrasbourgĬlick here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
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