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Graf Spee off the Falklands in 1982: ship or admiral?

The initial ship interpretation leads to destruction or surrender; the question is then clarified as referring to the admiral himself.

Question

What if Admiral Graf Spee appeared off the Falklands in 1982?

Short answer

The ship would face missiles, torpedoes or surrender, but the later clarification means the admiral himself, who would simply be greeted.

Notes

Graf Spee is initially understood as the warship appearing during the Falklands War. In that interpretation, Exocet missiles or torpedoes would leave her facing destruction or surrender. Museum preservation is suggested if she survives. A later clarification identifies the admiral as the intended subject, changing the answer to the much simpler prospect of greeting him.