Pocket Battleship Adm. Graf Spee Pt 9-9 - USS Salem

The sinking of the Graf Spee was dramatised in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. The Graf spee was portrayed in the movie by the American heavy cruiser USS Salem. A tactical computer game called Admiral Graf Spee was released by Temptation Software for the ZX Spectrum in 1982. Most of the sea action was filmed on real ships. The producers were lucky enough to have various ships of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet at their disposal. The heavy cruiser USS Salem was used in the role of the Graf Spee. Ships used in the film: HMS Sheffield as HMS Ajax, INS Delhi (HMS Achilles 1933-41, HMNZS Achilles 1941-46) as HMS Achilles, HMS Cumberland as HMS Cumberland, Heavy Cruiser USS Salem as the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Light cruiser HMS Jamaica played the played the part of heavy cruiser HMS Exeter. HMS Battleaxe was also used as a camera ship (off Malta). The US Navy would not allow any Nazi insignia to be displayed on the USS Salem. Footage of the wartime German flag and other insignia was filmed on British ships. HMS Birmingham was used as a camera ship. The Midshipmen's quarters were empty because Captain Langsdorff had promoted all of his Midshipmen to Ensigns in order to make room for his prisoners. Location filming started on 13 December 1955, the 16th anniversary of the battle. The River Plate Association in Auckland sent a good-luck message to the crew. "Congratulations on choice of day. Hope ...



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