Shell fragment

Fragment of shell mounted on a base. Fired at HMS Ajax by the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.

Object Details

ID: KTP1216
Collection: Weapons
Type: Shell fragment
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: World War II: Battle of River Plate, 1939
Vessels: Ajax (1934); Admiral Graf Spee (1934)
Date made: ca.1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm x 100 mm x 50 mm
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