HMS Ajax
- Object Type
- Photograph
- Object ID
- 5415
- Date
- October 16 1943
- creator
- Naval Historical Foundation
- Description
- View of the after 6" gun turrets and mast. In 1940, the HMS Ajax was the flagship of the British task force that engaged the German heavy cruiser Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate. In the background is the hammerhead crane.
- Related Collection
- Naval History and Heritage Command’s Photo Archives
- Naval ID
- 19-N-55838
- Subjects
- Hammerhead Crane, HMS Ajax (UK), Waterfront
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