Almost 81 years ago to the day, a German naval officer by the name of captain Hans Langsdorff put on his uniform, wrapped himself in a German flag, and shot himself in the head. Just three days ...

ROYAL Navy veteran Geoff Stott was the guest of honour at a memorial service to mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the famous warship HMS Exeter. The heavy cruiser was sunk in the Java Sea on ...

Aidan Edward Toase. Humphrey Woods .Captain Bell .Marine Russel .Commodore Harwood . Captain A.E.Toase The Royal Marines HMS Exeter Historical background Since the war started, a German battleship, ...

British cruiser H.M.S. Exeter being cheered by sailors and dock workers as she is brought alongside the quay at Plymouth, England, on Feb. 15, 1940. Rider AP The HMS Exeter, a heavy cruiser in the ...

War grave HMS Exeter is being plundered for scrap metal and the bodies of sailors who drowned aboard her are being dumped in mass graves. Reports in Indonesian media say dredgers have been operating ...

Events to mark 80 years since VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, are being held across Devon and Cornwall. The day is commemorated on 15 August each year, marking the date in 1945 when Japan ...

Two British shipwrecks dating from World War II have "vanished" from the floor of the Java Sea, and several others have been partially removed, in raids blamed on illegal scrap metal salvage operators ...

Several World War II shipwrecks have vanished from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, prompting the British and Dutch governments to seek answers. Divers first found the WWII wrecks – which were ...