SMS Graf Spee

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:action engaged in commerce raiding
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 1 seaplane
gptkbp:armament 6 × 11 in guns
gptkbp:armor up to 100 mm
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Deutsche_Werke
gptkbp:captain Hans Langsdorff
gptkbp:class Admiral Graf Spee class
gptkbp:commander Hans Langsdorff
gptkbp:commissioned 1936-01-01
gptkbp:crew 1,100 men
gptkbp:decommissioned 1939-12-17
gptkbp:deployment South Atlantic
gptkbp:displacement 10,000 tons
gptkbp:engagement surface combat
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
gptkbp:famous_for raiding British merchant shipping
gptkbp:fate scuttled
gptkbp:fate_after_scuttling remains salvaged
gptkbp:historical_context prelude to naval warfare in WWII
gptkbp:historical_legacy symbol of naval power in WWII
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance First major naval engagement of World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SMS Graf Spee
gptkbp:launched 1934-06-30
gptkbp:length 186.5 meters
gptkbp:material 2
black and white
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:nickname The Pocket Battleship
gptkbp:notable_commanders Hans Langsdorff
gptkbp:notable_event surrender ultimatum
gptkbp:notable_ships 4 × 21 in tubes
gptkbp:operational_history active in 1939
gptkbp:operational_range high seas
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:range 15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resting_place scuttled in the River Plate
gptkbp:role commerce raider
gptkbp:scuttling_location gptkb:River_Plate
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Admiral_Scheer
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance German naval strategy
disrupting Allied shipping
gptkbp:sunk Montevideo, Uruguay
1939-12-17
gptkbp:total_fights defeated by British forces
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kaiserliche_Marine
gptkb:German_navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5