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By *One of South Carolina's largest homeowner's insurance companies has stopped writing policies along most of the state's 187-mile coastline *A recommendation to limit live-aboard boaters to seven-day stays on the open water in Beaufort was rejected for the fourth time Monday, against the wishes of the Beaufort Planning Department *Water and its management are key to dune lakes Battle of the River Plate P 3. By night the 3 cruisers were to operate in company but in open order. 13th. of December 1939.
It did not take long for Graf Spee to act, in only two minutes she opened fire with her 11 inch turrets, one firing at Exeter, and one at Ajax. The first division altered course to 340 degrees to close the range to the enemy, whilst Captain Bell hauled out of the line, altering course to the west, so he might attack Graf Spee from a widely different angle. All ships increased speed, now it should be noted that the enemy armament had almost twice the power of the British By 0623 ( 6.23 AM ) all ships had opened fire, and an enemy report was broadcast. The enemy ship seemed undecided about her gunnery policy, as she shifted targets several times before concentrating both turrets upon Exeter. The third salvo from Graf Spee straddled Exeter ( that means shells in a salvo fall both sides of the target ), one shell burst short, and killed the starboard torpedo tube crews, riddled the searchlights and the aircraft on the catapult, which was manhandled over the side, leaving the ship without any spotting capability from that source.
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