What he did not know was the masts belonged to HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles. They were soon identified but, in an unusually aggressive move for the measured Langsdorff, he chose to ...

It was made up of Type 42 destroyers HMS Cardiff and HMS Exeter, Type 21 frigates HMS Avenger, HMS Active, HMS Ambuscade, and the Leander class frigates HMS Penelope, HMS Minerva, and HMS Andromeda.

The cruiser HMS Exeter, best known for its valiant role in the Battle of the River Plate when it hunted down the pride of the German navy, the Admiral Graf Spee, was located by divers searching ...

The HMS Exeter is one of the best known British warships of the Second World War. Inside Out follows the ship's veterans on an emotional journey to Indonesia. Series Producer Dimitri Houtart tells ...

HMS Exeter, the last surviving operational Royal Navy warship which took part in the Falklands War, will retire from service on Wednesday. 27 May 2009 • 7:32am A decommissioning ceremony to mark ...

War grave HMS Exeter is being plundered for scrap metal and the bodies of sailors who drowned aboard her are being dumped in mass graves. Reports in Indonesian media say dredgers have been ...

The wreck of HMS Exeter was eventually discovered in the Java Sea using side scan sonar - and the assistance of an original Japanese Navy battle chart - on the evening of February 21, 2007 ...

The Guardian also reported that two British ships, the heavy 8,390-ton cruiser HMS Exeter and the 1,405-ton destroyer HMS Encounter, and one US Navy submarine had also gone missing. HMS Electra ...

He was the last surviving member of HMS Exeter in the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. The veteran also had a long career as local government officer, initially at Gosport and then in ...

The Sea Dart missiles, which have a range of 40 miles, used to protect HMS Exeter and HMS Southampton against enemy planes and missiles. Now 4.5inch guns give them their main protection.

The Guardian also reported that two British ships, the heavy 8,390-ton cruiser HMS Exeter and the 1,405-ton destroyer HMS Encounter, and one US Navy submarine had also gone missing. HMS Electra ...