HMS Exeter (1929)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Exeter
- Launch Year
- 1929
- Type
- Cruiser
- Class
- York-class cruiser
- Pennant Number
- 68
- Launched
- 1929
- Built at
- Devonport Dockyard
- Commissioned
- 1931
- Armament
- 6 × 8-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Heavy cruiser
- Notable for
- River Plate battle
- Fate
- Sunk in 1942
- Status
- Lost
HMS Exeter was heavily damaged in the River Plate battle and later sunk in 1942.