In June 1939 HMS Exeter has nearly finish her commission in the West Indies and South American station, when we found out we were to go from Bermuda to New York to represent the Royal Navy at the ...

Almost 81 years ago to the day, a German naval officer by the name of captain Hans Langsdorff put on his uniform, wrapped himself in a German flag, and shot himself in the head. Just three days ...

HMS Exeter (D89) (seen on the 30p £1.66p) was the seventh Type 42 destroyer and the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be called Exeter. Designed to provide area air defence to a group of ships, a ...

The fourth HMS Exeter was also linked to the Falkland Islands. As a cruiser with six 8-inch and four 4-inch guns Exeter's won her fifth Battle Honor at the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December ...

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 ...

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On 16 January 1939, we commissioned HMS AJAX for a stint of two and a half years on the South Atlantic Station. At the end of January, we sailed for Bermuda, which was to be our base. We were due to ...

A member: remembers December 13 1939 — Battle of the River Plate. (Sixty five years ago) In June 1939 HMS Exeter has nearly finish her commission in the West Indies and South American station, when we ...

Almost 81 years ago to the day, a German naval officer by the name of captain Hans Langsdorff put on his uniform, wrapped himself in a German flag, and shot himself in the head. Just three days ...

On 16 January 1939, we commissioned HMS AJAX for a stint of two and a half years on the South Atlantic Station. At the end of January, we sailed for Bermuda, which was to be our base. We were due to ...