Allied Warships
HMS Exmouth (H 02)
Destroyer of the E class
HMS Exmouth, the leader of the E-class, before World War Two
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | E |
| Pennant | H 02 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Dockyard (Portsmouth, U.K.): Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 May, 1933 |
| Launched | 7 Feb, 1934 |
| Commissioned | 3 Oct, 1934 |
| Lost | 21 Jan, 1940 |
| Loss position | 58.18N, 02.25W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Exmouth (Capt. Richard Stoddart Benson, DSO, RN) was torpodoed on 21 January 1940 by the German submarine U-22 off Tarbett Ness in the Moray Firth. HMS Exmouth was hit at 0444 hrs, sinking with no survivors in position 58º18'N, 02º25'W, east-south-east of Wick, Scotland. The wreck lies in 40 meter of water.
Commanding Officer: Hit by U-boat |