It was a decisive Japanese victory, and HMS Exeter was attempting ... was the first major naval battle in World War II. The German pocket battleship (heavy cruiser) Admiral Graf Spee had been ...

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 month before sinking HMS Hawke, the same U-boat sank three Royal Navy cruisers in one hour, killing more than 1,450 sailors and Royal Marines. HMS Hawke was located in August about six miles ...

The event takes place at Exeter Quay & River Valley Park, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8DU. See Course page for more details.

The Toyota Land Cruiser was initially launched by Toyota in 1951 as their own take on the tried and true Jeep formula; four-wheel-drive, body-on-frame, and off-road capable. By having proven itself by ...

Originally from Sidcup, in Kent, she joined the Royal Navy straight from school as a communicator, aged 16. As a Wren she served on both HMS Exeter and HMS Liverpool, before obtaining her ...

David Shearman drew people’s attention to the first Owen Sound citizen to die in the Second World War, Stoker Alexander Milton “Jimmie” Johnson, on the Royal Navy HMS Jervis Bay, a merchant steamer ...

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FOR the first time in more than 80 years a White Ensign flies on WW2 destroyer HMS Exmouth – the first British surface ship lost with all hands in World War 2. Divers plunged more than 50 metres into ...

Ron Crabb talking to Grecian Archive Born in Dorset, Ron first stepped foot in Exeter as a young Royal Marine in 1949 and has been here ever since. He served with the Royal Marines for eight years and ...