💭Did you know ...the Battle of the River Plate was the first major naval clash of World War II, and it ended without a clear battlefield winner? On December 13, 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee faced three Allied cruisers off South America, HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax, and HMNZS Achilles. Though outgunned, the Allied force damaged Graf Spee’s fuel system badly enough to decide her fate. Trapped by diplomacy and British deception in Montevideo, the German captain chose to scuttle hi

Full Restoration: HMS Exeter – “A Cruiser That Refused to Run” ⚓🔥 🇬🇧 #HMSExeter #RoyalNavyHistory #WWIINaval #BattleOfJavaSea #MilitaryHistory #military #veterans #fblifestyle #asmr | Navy Arsenal

11K views · 207 reactions | The Royal Navy Cruiser HMS Exeter returns...

The Sinking of HMS Antelope (F170) 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Antelope took part in the Falklands War, arriving in the area of operations on 21 May 1982. Two days later, while on air defence duty at the entrance to San Carlos Water, protecting the beachhead established two days before, she came under attack by four Argentine A-4B Skyhawks of Grupo 5. | The British Falkland Islands & British Military

Scharnhorst was one of the most dangerous German warships of the Second World War, but what were the events that led to its downfall? Discover the role HMS Belfast played in the Battle of North Cape in the latest episode of IWM Stories, available on YouTube: bit.ly/2SBPLHp | Imperial War Museum London

21K views · 531 reactions | HMS Coventry was attacked by Argentinian jets during the Falklands War, killing 19 people. Chris Howe was 25 years old at the time and serving as Petty Officer onboard the Royal Navy ship. | Forces News | Facebook