HMS Exeter
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HMS Exeter was a Royal Navy York-class heavy cruiser best known for its role in World War II, including its participation in the Battle of the River Plate against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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York-class heavy cruiser → |
| armament |
6 × 8-inch guns in three twin turrets
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secondary anti-aircraft guns → torpedo tubes → |
| beam |
approximately 58 feet
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| builder |
Devonport Dockyard
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| category |
Maritime incidents in March 1942
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Ships built in Plymouth, Devon → Shipwrecks in the Java Sea → World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom → |
| causeOfLoss |
Japanese naval gunfire and torpedoes
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| commissioned |
1931-07-27
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| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| crewStatusAfterSinking |
many survivors taken prisoner by Japanese forces
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| dateOfBattle |
1939-12-13
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| dateOfSinking |
1942-03-01
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| displacement |
approximately 8,400 tons standard
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| era |
World War II
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| fate |
sunk in action
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| laidDown |
1928-08-01
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| laterTheatreOfWar |
Dutch East Indies campaign
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Pacific War → |
| launched |
1929-07-18
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| length |
approximately 575 feet
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| locationOfSinking |
Java Sea
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| namedAfter |
City of Exeter
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| navalTreatyContext |
Washington Naval Treaty cruiser
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| notableEngagement |
Battle of the River Plate
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| notableFor |
role in Battle of the River Plate
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service in early Pacific War against Japan → |
| operator |
Royal Navy
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| opponentShip |
German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
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| pennantNumber |
68
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| predecessorNameUsage |
third Royal Navy ship named HMS Exeter
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| propulsion |
steam turbines
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| returnedToPort |
Falkland Islands after Battle of the River Plate
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| serviceEndDecade |
1940s
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| serviceEntryDecade |
1930s
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| shipClass |
York class
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| shipType |
heavy cruiser
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| sunkInBattle |
Second Battle of the Java Sea
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| sustainedDamage |
Battle of the River Plate
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| theatreOfWar |
South Atlantic
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of the River Plate
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combatantShip |
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Batalla del Río de la Plata
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hasParticipant |
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Commodore Henry Harwood’s Force G
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includedShip |
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Batalla del Río de la Plata
("crucero pesado HMS Exeter")
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mainCombatant |
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Battle of the Java Sea
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notableShipSunk |
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Admiral Graf Spee
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opponentsAtRiverPlate |
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Battle of the River Plate
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shipDamaged |