Chronology of World War II
Sunday, December 3rd
British Steamer
Tairoa
The
Admiral Graf Spee
, with three 11" (288mm) guns trained on the
Tairoa
during her capture. The three gun barrels of turret Anton can not be seen, the two barrels that are seen are false guns added to the ship to confuse enemy warships. The motor launch from the
Admiral Graf Spee
is alongside the
Tairoa
and the ship has already been boarded.