Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate was a sea battle during World War II where the raider Graf Spee was tracked down and engaged by several British pursuers. Though the British ships were individually weaker, they were able to cooperate and score several hits on the Graf Spee that forced it to take shelter in Montevideo harbor, in Uruguay. From there the Germans took the ship out in the River Plate estuary and scuttled it.