December 3, 1939: Tairoa being shelled by the Admiral Graf Spee.

(Photo courtesy of Hugo R. Sochi from the private collection of Delia S. Neumann, wife of
Matrosenobergefreiter Gustav Neumann, Division 3, Admiral Graf Spee)

December 3, 1939: Tairoa being shelled by the Admiral Graf Spee.

December 3, 1939: Tairoa 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)

December 3, 1939: The Tairoa being hit by a torpedo 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)

December 3, 1939: The Tairoa being hit by a torpedo from the Admiral Graf Spee.

December 3, 1939: As the Admiral Graf Spee leaves the area the Tairoa can be seen about to sink.