TIL Among other ships used in the production of the film “The Battle of the River Plate”, the warships HMS Cumberland and HMNZS Achilles played themselves since they had both survived the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_River_Plate_(film)
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