Title
The heavy cruiser "Exeter" returning to Plymouth, February 17, 1940
Caption
The British heavy cruiser "Exeter" returning to Plymouth, February 17, 1940, after the victorious battle of Rio de la Plata (December 13, 1940), which ended with the scuttling of the pocket battleship
"Admiral Graf Spee", in which it participated alongside the cruisers "Ajax" and "Achilles". The "Exeter" would be sunk by the Japanese on March 1st, 1942, after the battle of the Java Sea.
Date
Feb 17, 1940
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_042
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
10,8Mb (597,9Kb) / 7,9in x 5,3in / 2362 x 1600 (300dpi)