1940, Turakina sunk by German raider in Tasman
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Map showing the movements of ships during the Battle of the River Plate.
Image from Achilles at the River Plate, by S.D. Waters War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington 1948 Further information on this image may be obtained through the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre website.
'Battle of the River Plate map', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/interactive/battle-of-river-plate-maps, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 16-May-2016
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