Such was the damage that most of her crew ... sunk by Japanese battle ships at the Bawean Island. The wreck of HMS Exeter was eventually discovered in the Java Sea using side scan sonar - and ...

In the ensuing battle, HMS Exeter was severely damaged and forced to retire, while all other ships received moderate damage. Ajax and Achilles then shadowed the Graff Spee, which entered the ...

inflicting great damage until they were intercepted and sunk. The Exeter, accompanied by the destroyer HMS Encounter and American destroyer USS Pope, steered east, but on the morning of 1 March ...