The New Zealand navy flag. Last week was the anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy heavy cruiser, HMS Exeter Photo / File Last week was the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the HMS Exeter. A ...

The day HMS Exeter took on the pride of the German navy - and won In December 1939, HMS Exeter, along with HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles, fought a ferocious engagement against Germany's Admiral Graf Spee.

British cruiser H.M.S. Exeter being cheered by sailors and dock workers as she is brought alongside the quay at Plymouth, England, on Feb. 15, 1940. Rider AP The HMS Exeter, a heavy cruiser in the ...

British war graves looted as three Royal Navy ships that sank in WWII go missing https://t.co/qXecOhEgz0 pic.twitter.com/QYfWUQaV61 — The Sun (@TheSun) November 17 ...

Two British shipwrecks dating from World War II have "vanished" from the floor of the Java Sea, and several others have been partially removed, in raids blamed on illegal scrap metal salvage operators ...

An emotional Lieutenant Commander aboard the Royal Navy flagship has reflected on the service of his uncle eight decades before. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...