The shell-torn control tower of the Graf Spee.

The shell-torn control tower of the Graf Spee. One of the first pictures to reach London of the British shell-havoc on board the German pocet battleship Graf Spee, after she hade taken refuge in Montevideo harbour. The control tower can be seen in the picture with circles marking the spots where British shells burst during the action. Picture taken at Montevideo after the arrival of the warship and received in London today, Dec. 15.