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The man with the German SupermodelTuesday, September 25, 2007   This scale model of World War II German battleship Admiral Graf Spee is 9m (30ft) long and weighs 320kg (700lb). It took creator William Terra six years to build and cost £5,000. Made from wood strips and fibreglass, the Spee can reach speeds of 15mph, thanks to its 11.2Kw engine. It also plays music by German composer Richard Wagner through an in-built stereo, said former fire officer Mr Terra, 65, from Maine, US.

Last Updated: Thursday, 26 February, 2004, 14:02 GMT Divers recover piece of Graf Spee Poor weather conditions have hampered the recovery project A team of divers has recovered a key piece of the German World War II battleship Graf Spee from the mouth of the River Plate in Uruguay. Salvage experts managed to re-float the ship's range-finding equipment, which weighs 27 metric tons. It is the first significant part of the ship to be recovered in the operation after several failed attempts. The ship was sunk more than 60 years ago by its captain to keep it from falling into...

Floating crane maneuvered near sunken World War II era German warship off Uruguay Monday February 09, 2004 By BILL CORMIER Associated Press Writer MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) Defying tricky winds and river currents, salvage experts on Monday maneuvered a floating crane near the submerged wreckage of a German battleship scuttled off Uruguay in the opening days of World War II. The ship the Admiral Graf Spee was a symbol of German naval might early in the war. The vessel prowled the South Atlantic, sinking as many as nine allied merchant ships before British warships crippled it in a December 1939 naval...

Last Updated: Thursday, 5 February, 2004, 18:05 GMT Bad weather delays Graf Spee dive The Graf Spee wrought havoc among allied merchant vessels An operation to raise the German World War II battleship Graf Spee from the mouth of the River Plate in Uruguay has been postponed due to high winds. Divers now do not expect to be able to begin the long and complicated project until Sunday at the earliest. The vessel was scuttled more than 60 years ago after sustaining damage in a confrontation with allied forces. The recovery effort is reported to be privately funded and will...

Divers aim to raise the Graf Spee Feb 4 2004 Divers will begin this week raising pieces of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled off Uruguay in the early days of the Second World War to avoid being sunk by a British armada. The Battle of the River plate that led to pride of the German fleet's humiliating end rapidly become nautical folklore ... and a film. Hector Bado, a spokesman for the salvage team, said work on the Graf Spee was scheduled to begin tomorrow but high winds and choppy waters on the broad waterway separating Uruguay...