the first major naval battle of World War II. The wreath laying was held during a moving memorial service for the former HMS Exeter. The Last Post was sounded and a two Minutes Silence was held to ...
Commodore Henry Harwood of Hunting Group G guessed where the German ship was headed, closing in with heavy cruiser HMS Exeter and ... Allied victory of World War II, so the Graf Spee is also ...
It was made up of Type 42 destroyers HMS Cardiff and HMS Exeter, Type 21 frigates HMS Avenger, HMS Active, HMS Ambuscade, and the Leander class frigates HMS Penelope, HMS Minerva, and HMS Andromeda.