Captain Parry of Achilles wrote afterwards: "To this day I do not know why the Admiral Graf Spee did not dispose of us in the Ajax and the Achilles as soon as she had finished with the Exeter".
O capitán Parry, do Achilles, escribiu despois: "A día de hoxe non sei porque o Admiral Graf Spee non se encargou de nós, o Ajax e o Achilles, cando rematou co Exeter".