The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman (GL) BAT10 Ships following are Shikishima and

Ships following are Shikishima and Fuji with other ships of the fleet further in the distance

For being the first merchant vessel to sink a submarine

Leonard Smith can be considered therefore

607 squadron were stationed at nearby Tangmere from the start of September 1940 and saw continuous action throughout the Battle of Britain until the 16th October

The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman (GL) BAT10 Ships following are Shikishima andDHM1255GL. The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939. Shells from Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed battleships flight to Montevideo