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 | 1 Nov 1932 |
| Laid down | 16 May 1933 |
| Launched | 7 Feb 1934 |
| Commissioned | 3 Oct 1934 |
| Lost | 21 Jan 1940 |
| Loss position | 58.18N, 02.25W |
| 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. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Exmouth |
Commands listed for HMS Exmouth (H 02)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Richard Stoddart Benson, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | 21 Jan 1940 (+) |
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