Hms Exeter

The first ''Exeter'' was a 70-gun Third-rate . Launched in 1680 , she was involved in the Battle Of Beachy Head against France in 1690 . However, the ship suffered damage from an explosion the next year and was hulked before being broken up in 1717 .

The second ''Exeter'' was a 60-gun Fourth-rate . She was built in 1697 and survived until 1763 , making her the longest serving ship to carry the name so far. She was involved in repeated actions against the French, in 1702 off Newfoundland , in 1705 when she captured the frigate ''Thétis'', in 1711 in the Mediterranean and at the Battle Of Quiberon Bay , and in 1748 at the Siege Of Pondicherry . Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood Of Whitley , subsequently an Admiral and an important figure in British Naval history, served briefly on this vessel.

The third ''Exeter'' was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1763. She earned Battle Honours in 1782 at Sadras , Providien , Negapatam and Trincomalee . She was burned as unseaworthy in 1784 .

The fourth ''Exeter'' was a County-class Heavy Cruiser launched in 1929. In World War II she fought at the River Plate and the Java Sea , where she was sunk by Japanese heavy cruisers Nachi , Haguro , Ashigara and Myoko .

The fifth ''Exeter'' is a Type 42 Destroyer , launched in 1979 and seeing service in the Falklands War in 1982 . Like the City Of Exeter , with which she maintains close links, the ship bears the motto '' Semper Fidelis ''.

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