Henry Harwood13 December 1939
Harwood detaches Exeter to investigate smoke on the horizon before the contact is identified as Admiral Graf Spee.
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Harwood detaches Exeter to investigate smoke on the horizon before the contact is identified as Admiral Graf Spee.
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