The anchor and “Range finder” of the german battleship “Admiral von Spee” can be seen in the cruise-port, just a few steps from the place, where all the cruiseships are docking. The german battleship “Admiral Graf Spee” was one of the most famous battleships in WW II : In 1939 she sank 9 merchant-ships of the Allied states but was finally damaged herself by 3 british warships following her in the “Battle of the river Plate”. She could escape to be repaired in the neutral port of Montevideo. According to international laws she was secure there only for 72 hours and had to leave the port again within that time. The captain of the “Admiral Spee” decided to give up and sink the ship rather than risking the lifes of his crew and soldiers. The range finder of Admiral Graf Spee was raised in 2004 in a distance of 8 km from the city of Montevideo.