HMS Exmouth (H 02)
British Destroyer
Photo courtesy of Paul Johnson Collection
| Name | HMS Exmouth (H 02) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (E-class) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,475 tons | ||
| Completed | 1934 - Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 21 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-22 (Karl-Heinrich Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 58° 18'N, 2° 25'W - Grid AN 1684 | ||
| Complement | 190 officers and men (190 dead - no survivors) | ||
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| History | Completed in October 1934 | ||
| Notes on event | At 05.35 hours on 21 January 1940 HMS Exmouth (H 02) (Capt R.S. Benson, DSO, RN) was hit on the starboard side in the bow by a G7e torpedo from U-22 and sank with all hands within three minutes about 21 miles southeast of Noss Head in the Moray Firth. The destroyer was escorting the British motor merchant Cyprian Prince which was missed with one G7a torpedo at 05.38 hours. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 190 people who were on board. | ||
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