As I have promise the the ending of the backstory
When a historian look at her history they would all say it was her darkest hour yet convoy raiding with the British too scared to sent the fleet after her , when they own battlecruiser force was batted only harass by escort destroyer and light cruiser they was no decisive battle they was no glory to earn but she sail on to the year of 1916. For the first half of the year it was the same convoy raiding scoring a few hit on the occasional capital but one battle push them the limit one that would be the first and last dreadnoughts battle of the century one that would be decided by fire and blood. But luckily for the German August von Mackensen was finished the revolutionaries battlecruiser that was soon outclassed by the renown class battlecruiser commissioned by the British a few week after the August von Mackensen was commissioned into service.
Number of ship (battlecruiser)
British
8
German
4
31 May 1916 that afternoon
The battle of Jutland had commenced form the plan to use the batted scouting fleet as a target to lure the British into a decisive battle leading the battle was the queen of the Atlantic the infamous Graf Spee the unsinkable lady, the raider of the North Sea the bane of battlecruiser. The flagship of the fleet 4 battlecruiser assembled lead by the admiral Franz Hipper. For Graf Spee it was a pain waiting when the fury of battle the rush of crew the best and brightest of them all Erich raiden the Commandant of the Graf Spee.
When the look out scream enemy spotted commandant the crew rush to battle station from the newest them a Mackensen
to the pride of the fleet all pray to survive the battle as both of them start the engagement it was the British to fire the first shot from the renown and repulse both arm with 15 inch gun out ranging any weapon the German have a worse range finders it was luck that save the German from the first salvo.
As both side tried to out maneuver each other it is the veteran of many battle of the Graf Spee that won that battle when her gun roar the pride of the German leave a smoke trailing for the British to watch as it hit her first salvo hitting the target a as the sound of metal striping against metal was heard and the British crew pray for the devil shell to not penetrate them.
Boom
That was the sound heard from the battlefield as some would say the scream of women was hear echoing in the battlefield flame sprouting out like water fountain indefatigable is down. Graf Spee shell did it again sinking the enemy in one salvo pure luck as many historians would say(but I said plot armor that is going to run out soon) the sinking of another to the Graf Spee from lion tiger and inflexible now indefatigable was added to the list.
Renown POW
'No...' that all she could say as she watch her mentor her mother her family her idol her inspiration went down in a blaze of fiery glory firing one last shot from her turret while in the radio it was silence part from the cried of indefatigable when it stop when another salvo stuck her this time silencing her for good.
'Mackenson' renown remark with hatred that bitch was going to die and she would make sure of it her mother as down injure there was no chivalry in that act there was no honor.
Repulse POV
I would only watch as her sister steam from rage from the act of the jerry battlecruiser from the hatred that Louise made to finally sink the queen of the Atlantic to finally give peace to Lion the aunt she and her sister never met. And to give one last peace to Kongou the aunt that was replace by a monster.
Narrator pov
When indefatigable went down it was silence as all gun were turn voluntarily or not it seem that the ship had it own mind.
'It like the ship had it own mind' remark Jellicoe.
When all gun were turn filled with vengeance for the fallen for revenge for peace for every one Graf Spee took from the British now it was judgment day when the gun roar with the fury of the heaven it fallen missed and fail penetration but like heaven and hell it roar back with fury the German erupted in a vengeful filled glorious thunder it was like the ocean shake from it might like Poseidon bow to the new lord of the sea and it was a fiery rebirth an acknowledge of both side honor it was when the finest hour is made.
Boom the thunder of bath side roar in succession weather one side is reloading the other fire in retribution it a filled with iron and blood as ap and he was thrown around like toy where both side had lost someone important in the previous battle where the honor of the High sea fleet clash with the tradition of the Grand fleet. But there would alway be a winning and losing side the battle as one by one each battlecruiser retreated to lick their wound to now Graf Spee remain fighting with fury against overwhelming odds she stick hard and fast. The finest hour abandon by it ally as now it is 2 June the last combatant in the field the last stand of the Graf Spee against 4 battlecruiser it finest hour shall be made and history shall be written as the unsinkable lady make it last stand against all odds.
Finish
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2 June 1916 early morning
"Marvelous, isn't it, how these Germans can shoot back at us even when they're fucking dead."
― Ken Follett, Fall of Giants
"When a animal is push against a wall it fight with the most ferocity as it have nothing too lose only to fight for it survival"
-Someone
This is what happen in the last stage of the finest hour where one could be remembered as a legend as a hero or as a villain as many have learned where the crew of the Graf Spee is at it finest gun roar no matter how batted the ship are no matter how much hole are in the ship no matter if they live or die they shall be remembered as legends.
When her ally retreated to lick the wound she could not follow her speed would have not made it out only to doom them and so the hardness order was given those who wish to fight shall remain and those who didn't shall be move and as the Derfflinger move beside her in the middle of the battle and the last time the sister shall meet have begun.
As both sister look at each other both batted and damage look at each other for the last time when one shall retreat and one shall remain the queen of the Atlantic shall go out in a fiery glory.
"Go!" Graf Spee order tear spilling on her face as she watch as her admiral move ship crew that wish to fight the last stand remain and those who didn't left it was like an hour as both sister hug for the last time as shell continues to land around them and she roar back but at last the time have ended as her sister pulled from her sailing away from the battle only to look back at her.
"May be meet again sister..." as she sail away.
Now her finest hour have started her captain surprisingly didn't leave her staying with her to the end going down with the ship as her remaining crew load up ammunition she fire her salvo land.
Booom it seem fate have another idea as god seem to have granted her her wish Princess Royal was going down weather for the damage cause or flooding she was going to be sunk but sadly her finest hour have ended 15 inch shell roar batted against the kurp armor penetrating it like butter finally ending her in a blaze of fire and honor.
"Louise senpai.... I'm sorry I hope you forgave me" said Graf Spee as she watch from her undamaged side as she saw her gun being fire for the last time roaring with the last shell she have with the last fury she have and she smile seeing it hit renown turret was hit but as she start to sink beneath the wave the British battlecruiser pulled over beside her sinking wreak and she saw her surviving sailor sailor give them a salute and it was return. And as the battle conclude it was her finest hour the last time capital ship shall meet in battle the last time when the age of carrier is approaching where naval dominance it decided over plane and not big gun.
Renown POW
It ended the battle from the start the lost of Princess Royal is filled with sadness for a moment she thought Graf Spee will sink not before she fire the last salvo splitting open Louise like a surgeon. It is quite poetic too see the pride of the German go out with honor and it is what her sailor thought as her captain order the helmsmen to pull over next to the sunken ship. Saluted that what she receive from Graf Spee and her sailor when the life boat was launch her crew pick them up from the water hoisting them up. As she pull away she say a German with a captain uniform looking over her bowl taking of his cap and paying his respects to the ship he commanded.
When her crew saw this it was repeated Graf Spee had earn her respect fighting to the last men from 4000. 140 was save most choose to go down with the ship.
Narrator pow
When a historian look toward the battle of Jutland the focus was not the battle one where dreadnoughts duel each other it was the finest hour of the Graf Spee that would inspire legend from Yamamoto to The Bismarck all was out shrine by the story of the Graf Spee the pride of the high sea fleet and the bane of the battlecruiser. No one have reach the level of devotion she had made not even her captain last command the Bismarck the pride of the krieg marine.
That is her story from the first to the last the history of the Graf Spee the queen of the Atlantic maybe in some multiverse she went to serve with distinction in the imperial Japanese navy or in one where she was kept by the British be name HMS Indestructible or in one where she rescued hornet from the battle of the coral sea where she will go down as the trinity drop USS new constitution or New iron side. Or in one where she serve the French navy as MSS republic or as the Spanish flagship. Weather it is in one universe she shall be remembered as a legend by the respective countries.
Back story have ended.
Now we get to ship girl shenanigans.
I promise and I deliver this had been in the making for a few day now I hope the 2 omake and this can satisfy you for the next few week as I need for one fail to get Seyditz and it seem that battleship just avoid me and I now have depression from it only me Jersey to help me
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