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Marcelo Malara thanks for your comments. I did try and contact you last year regarding the Graf Spee and there is an article I wrote on her and the thoughts of turning her into a museum or some thing similar but you never know Macelo as you are so close to Montevideo, just across the river Plate the...

Hi there guys, just off on a slight tangent, Ive just watch a film on the History program "Sky" It was called " The Battle of the River Plate" British made film of 1956 vintage. It was all about the battle and the finish of the "Graf Spee". Excellent film, they dont mak...

Thankyou for the last replys 1/ Yes I knew of the name change to Achille Lauro and the problems in the Middle east 1/ The death of a passenge(murdered) & 2/ The fire in the Red Sea and the loss of the ship. It came to Lyttelton once in the late 80s I think and Lyttelton is the port for Christchu...

Hi there, I read this column quite regularly but not much traffic! Anyway have done much research into the "Graf Spee" and the so called vulcan couplings but have not come up with anything of value. So I have gone out on a tangent to a ship called the "Willem Ruys" laid down in R...

The Graf Spee engines were 6750 hp each the max speed was 475 RPM giving a total of approximatley 54000 hp There were 9 cylinders each engine double acting 2 stroke (meaning fired on the top and bottom of each stroke like a steam engine) They were made by M.A.N. The cylinder Diameter was 420mm and t...