In tael, when first reports on Wed= nesday's' encounter "first reached Montevideo, the Admiral Grat Spee was confused with the Admiral von Scheer, All three pocket-battleships were: built by German naval engineers with a view to escape the provisions of treaties binding the Reich not to build vessels displacing more than 10,000 tons, Therefore as. much armament as absolutely possible wax packed Into ships of this tonnage, "The over-armed, under-armoured pocket-battleships as they came to be known, were the result, 'Armament aboard the Grat included six U-inch guns, shooting shells each weighing one-third of a ton, and eight six-inch guns, Driven by' Diesel engines, the vessel was capable of a maximum speed of 26 knots and had a range of action of 10,000 miles, Its whereabouts became a mystery right after the outbreak of war and Allied warship could catch up with the Graf Spee until Wednesday morning, when the guns of the Ajax and Achilles sounded its doom—
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