HMS Exeter under attack during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2

Caption     HMS Exeter under attack during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseJapanese Navy
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Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Exeter   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,048 x 1,536 pixels
Photos on Same Day 1 Mar 1942
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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1. Tripcony says:
8 Aug 2015 07:55:30 AM

My father was aboard aged 19, signalman, and he was one of the last to leave the ship trying to send out messages it must have been horrendous, he spent 36 hrs in the water and was picked up by a japanese vessel and spent 3.5 yrs as a POW 3yrs in Japan

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