Africa Shell (1938)

November 15, 1939: The Africa Shell seen from the Admiral Graf Spee.
(Photo courtesy of Hugo R. Sochi from the private collection of Ana Marcela Halupczok, daughter of Maschinengefreiter Erich Halupczok, Division 9, Admiral Graf Spee)


November 15, 1939: The Africa Shell seen from the Admiral Graf Spee.


November 15, 1939: The Africa Shell seen from the Admiral Graf Spee. The launch from the Admiral Graf Spee
is alongside and the crew can be seen gathered at the stern.
(Photo courtesy of Hugo R. Sochi from the private collection of Ana Marcela Halupczok, daughter of Maschinengefreiter Erich Halupczok, Division 9, Admiral Graf Spee)



November 15, 1939: The launch from Admiral Graf Spee seen leaving the Africa Shell shortly before the ship was sunk.


November 15, 1939: Africa Shell sinking.
(Photo courtesy of Hugo R. Sochi from the private collection of Delia S. Neumann, wife of
Matrosenobergefreiter Gustav Neumann, Division 3, Admiral Graf Spee)


Captain Patrick G. G. Dove seen in the 1940 movie For Freedom, this scene is a dramatization of the capture of the Africa Shell.
(Courtesy of Martin and Marie Scobie)



Captain Patrick G. G. Dove seen in the 1940 movie For Freedom, this scene is a dramatization of the capture of the Africa Shell.
(Courtesy of Martin and Marie Scobie)


Captain Patrick G. G. Dove seen in the 1940 movie For Freedom, this scene is a dramatization of the Germans
announcing to the prisoners that they were in Montevideo Harbor and that they would be released.
(Courtesy of Martin and Marie Scobie)


Men who were POW's on the Admiral Graf Spee seen in Fan Fare Magazine promoting the movie For Freedom.
From left to right;
Chief Officer F. M. "Spud" Murphy (Tairoa)
Captain Patrick G. G. Dove (Africa Shell)
Chief Engineer O. S. Walker (Tairoa)
Chief Refrigerating Engineer Edwin John M. Angell (Tairoa)
Captain Charles Pottinger (Ashlea)
(Photo courtesy of Martin and Marie Scobie)


Location of the loss of Africa Shell. (24.48S-31.01E)




   
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