HMS Exeter

HMS Exeter was the second and last York-class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the late 1920s. Aside from a temporary deployment with the Mediterranean Fleet during the Abyssinia Crisis of 1935–1936, she spent the bulk of the 1930s assigned to the Atlantic Fleet or the North America and West Indies Station. When World War II began in September 1939, the cruiser was assigned to patrol South American waters against German commerce raiders. Exeter was one of three British cruisers that fought the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee, later that year in the Battle of the River Plate. She was severely damaged during the battle, and she was under repair for over a year.

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4 QF 4 inch Mk V gun, 2 QF 2 pounder gun, 2 British 21 inch torpedo, 3 BL 8 inch Mk VIII gun,
shipwreck, heavy cruiser, York-class heavy cruiser, HMNB Devonport, Royal Navy,

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1931-07-27T00:00:00Z

1931 HMS Exeter

1942-02-27T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of the Java Sea

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Overhead view of HMS Exeter (68) in the Panama Canal Zone in the 1930s

HMS Exeter (68) off Coco Solo c1939

Cruiser under attack - probably in the Java Sea 1942

British Warships of the Second World War A3555

HMS Exeter (68) at anchor in the 1930s

Supermarine Walrus abaord HMS Exeter (68) in the 1930s

HMS Exeter (68) in Balboa harbour with US Navy ships on 24 April 1934

HMS Exeter (68) at anchor in Balboa harbor on 24 April 1934

HMS Exeter at the Royal Naval Dockyard, on Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, in the British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, with Gibb's Hill Lighthouse beyond, circa 1936

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Java Sea	United States, Australia, Netherlands, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page^@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Ship Design Drawings archive page^@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Encounter	E-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1931	HMS Exeter	York-class heavy cruiser, heavy cruiser, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1934	HMS Electra	E-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Overhead view of HMS Exeter (68) in the Panama Canal Zone in the 1930s		Commons
commons	image		HMS Exeter (68) off Coco Solo c1939		Commons
commons	image		Cruiser under attack - probably in the Java Sea 1942		Commons
commons	image		British Warships of the Second World War A3555		Commons
commons	image		HMS Exeter (68) at anchor in the 1930s		Commons
commons	image		Supermarine Walrus abaord HMS Exeter (68) in the 1930s		Commons
commons	image		HMS Exeter (68) in Balboa harbour with US Navy ships on 24 April 1934		Commons
commons	image		HMS Exeter (68) at anchor in Balboa harbor on 24 April 1934		Commons
commons	image		HMS Exeter at the Royal Naval Dockyard, on Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, in the British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, with Gibb's Hill Lighthouse beyond, circa 1936		Commons
commons	image		HMS Exeter at the Royal Naval Dockyard, on Ireland Island, Sandys Parish, in the British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, with Gibb's Hill Lighthouse beyond, circa 1936		Commons

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