H.M.S. Achilles, formerly of the New Zealand Station, which has been engaged with two other British cruisers in action with the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spec. Achilles is 7030 tons, has a speed of 32 h knots, and carries eight six-inch and four four-inch guns. The Graf Spec is of 10,000 tons, with a speed of 26 knots and carries six 11-inch and eight 5.9-inch guns.
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22894, 15 December 1939, Page 11
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67H.M.S. Achilles, formerly of the New Zealand Station, which has been engaged with two other British cruisers in action with the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spec. Achilles is 7030 tons, has a speed of 32h knots, and carries eight six-inch and four four-inch guns. The Graf Spec is of 10,000 tons, with a speed of 26 knots and carries six 11-inch and eight 5.9-inch guns. Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22894, 15 December 1939, Page 11
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