Monday, 21 August

German pocket battleship movements - ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE sortied from Wilhelmshaven to raid in the South Atlantic. To support her operations, three German ships were designated as supply ships: fleet tanker ALTMARK (10,850grt/总吨位) departed Port Arthur, Texas on the 19th after loading 9400 tons of diesel oil, DRESDEN (5522grt/总吨位) left Coquimbo, Chile on 19 October, and EMMY FRIEDRICH (4372grt/总吨位) departed Tampico, Mexico on 20 October.