Last moments of the HMS Exeter, after being torpedoed by the IJN Inazuma during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 Mar 1942. Most of the Exeter’s crew survived, but more than a quarter would die in Japanese captivity.
HMS Electra was a one of nine E-class destroyers built for the
Royal Navy during the 1930s. Sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea, Electra
was a witness to many naval battles, including the Battle of the
Denmark Strait and the sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse.
