Since the discovery of the Titanic, the Endurance and the fate of Admiral Graf von Spee’s great cruiser fleet have been the two great enduring maritime mysteries of our times. In our search for ...

The Graf Spee, captained by Hans Langsdorff ... signals and by the assertion of his gunnery officer that a British cruiser was in the vicinity. He had the order to scuttle his ship if he could ...

The armoured cruiser played a key role in the Battle ... whilst also being reminded of the huge waste of life," Wilhelm Graf von Spee said. "As a family we lost a father and his two sons on ...

The Graf Spee, captained by Hans Langsdorff ... signals and by the assertion of his gunnery officer that a British cruiser was in the vicinity. He had the order to scuttle his ship if he could ...