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 Exeter, Balboa
Harbor, Panama Canal Zone, 24 April 1934. Several U.S. Navy ships are
also present, among them (from the front) USS Melville (AD-2) with USS
Zane and another destroyer alongside; USS Medusa (AR-1); USS Litchfield
(DD-336) and another destroyer; and USS Truxtun (DD-229) and another
destroyer.
HMS Exeter, Balboa
Harbor, Panama Canal Zone, 24 April 1934. Several U.S. Navy ships are
also present, among them (from the front) USS Melville (AD-2) with USS
Zane and another destroyer alongside; USS Medusa (AR-1); USS Litchfield
(DD-336) and another destroyer; and USS Truxtun (DD-229) and another
destroyer.
