Battle of the River Plate is one of a pairing (the other is Bismarck) of games from the Dreadnoughts and Battlewagons Folio Series by Decision games.
I have blogged an article that looks at a replay and highlights some of the mechanics.
It is a boardgame, but easy to convert 1 hex to 1 inch for the tabletop.
LINK
http://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2018/11/battle-of-river-plate.html