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HMS Exeter
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was burned as unseaworthy in 1784. HMS Exeter (1928-1942) The best known is the fourth HMS Exeter, a York class heavy cruiser that saw important action in World War II. She was built by Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon. Laid down on 1 August 1928, she was launched on 18 July 1929 and completed on 27 July 1931. At the outbreak of the Second World War, she formed part of the South American Division with HMS Cumberland. Together with the light cruisers HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles she engaged the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate on 13 December 1939, which action resulted in the Graf Spee 's scuttling several days later. Severely damaged in the battle, Exeter made for Port Stanley in the Falkland
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at 2008-06-05 14:02:27
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at 2008-06-05 14:02:27
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at 2008-06-05 14:02:27
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at 2008-06-05 14:02:27
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