french battleship strasbourg world of warships

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.

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French battleship strasbourg world of warships