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NH 86397-KN Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939

Photo #: NH 86397-KN Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939
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Title: Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939
Description: Watercolor by Edward Tufnell, RN (Retired), depicting the cruisers HMS Exeter (foreground) and HMNZS Achilles (right center background) in action with the German armored ship Admiral Graf Spee (right background). Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC. Donation of Melvin Conant, 1969. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 86397-KN
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