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 .

Oct 8, 2017 · HMS Exeter (Capt. Oliver Loudon Gordon, MVO, RN) was sunk in the East Indies, north west of Surabaya in Java Sea in approximate position 05º00'S, 111º00'E, by torpedoes and 8-inch gunfire of a Japanese cruiser force. and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

HMS Encounter, HMS Exeter, and USS Pope were sunk at the Second Battle of the Java Sea; the ships suffered 7, 54, and 1 killed, respectively. Meanwhile, at the Battle of Sunda Strait, Allied cruisers USS Houston and HMAS Perth intercepted a Japanese invasion force but were both sunk as they attacked; four Japanese transports and a minesweepers ...

YORK-Class cruiser ordered from HM Dockyard, Devonport on 15th March 1928 and laid down on 1st August that year. She was launched 13th July 1929 as the fifth RN ship to bear this name, introduced in 1680 for a 3rd Rate 70 gun ship. The last ship with the name was a Trawler hire for use as a minesweeper during WW1.

Built by Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Laid down August 1, 1928 as York-class Heavy Cruiser. Launched July 18, 1929 as HMS Exeter (68) in honor of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Commissioned July 27, 1931 in the Royal Navy (RN).

Oct 15, 2017 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the HMS Exeter (68) Heavy Cruiser Warship including pictures.

May 13, 2015 · HMS Exeter (68) was a York-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in World War II. She was laid down on 1 August 1928 at the Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon. She was launched on 18 July 1929 and completed on 27 July 1931.

La HMS Exeter, (Pennant number 68), quarta nave da guerra britannica a portare questo nome, è stata un incrociatore pesante classe York, della Royal Navy. Venne impostata il 1º agosto 1928 nei cantieri di Devonport, varata il 19 luglio 1929 ed entrò in servizio il 27 luglio 1931.

HMS Exeter (68) was a York-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in World War II. She was laid down on 1 August 1928 at the Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon. She was launched on 18 July 1929 and completed on 27 July 1931.

HMS Exeter was redeployed to the Far East to protect British and Allied interests from a possible Japanese takeover following the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. naval port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941.