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Damaged woodwork on the starboard upper deck of HMS Achilles, caused by splinters from Admiral Graf Spee's shells.
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.
'Damaged woodwork on HMS Achilles', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/damaged-woodwork, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 2-Sep-2014
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