Exeter

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Exeter — British special premium Tier V cruiser.

This York-class ship was the last heavy cruiser to be inducted into the Royal Navy. She had relatively moderate dimensions for her type, but still featured a well-balanced combination of speed, armor protection, and armament.

Exeter was first released for sale worldwide on 28 February 2019.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
203 mm/50 Mk VIII on a Mk.II* mount	4	22.5	131	2,850	15	4,550		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Exeter	29,400	6	76	3	4	2/2/4	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk IX*	0.8	72	7.2	15,866	61	8		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk V mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 80,000 hp	32		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

Exeter is a bit of an odd duck compared to her cousins in the British cruiser tech tree. Ditching the typical — and expected — Smoke Generator  consumable is only the first of her unique features, as Exeter joins Japanese cruiser Furutaka as the only 203mm-armed heavy cruisers at Tier V. Additionally, she is able to fire HE shells while retaining access to Repair Party .

The removal of Exeter’s access to smoke has a large impact on how this ship is played. She's big and squishy, soaking up incoming fire at a prodigious rate. For any other cruiser at tier five, her vulnerability would equal a quick trip back to port; but the addition of her Repair Party  consumable lengthens the amount of time she can afford to take fire. Her 203mm guns pack quite a punch for her tier, allowing Exeter to combat other cruisers effectively while using AP shells. Alpha damage is key in most situations, and captains should seek to use the large caliber main guns to their fullest advantage. However, the effective use of HE shells are reduced, as the longer reload on these guns doesn't allow Exeter to pump out quite the volume of fire that light cruisers can manage. This issue is only further compounded by Exeter only having six guns.

Other than the smoke screen, Exeter enjoys all the other advantages of being a British cruiser. She has their improved propulsion systems, allowing her to accelerate from a standstill very easily and retain much of her speed in a turn. Her torpedoes can be fired one at a time, or in a wide spread. Other than her Repair Party, Exeter's consumables are typical for a tier five cruiser, and she's relatively stealthy with a low concealment radius.

All in all, Exeter is an extremely versatile ship, with hard hitting 203mm guns and the ability to soak up some damage with her Repair party consumable.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Exeter from the NA forums

Pros:

Repair party consumable helps Exeter to survive longer in battle and put fire down range.
Improved engine power similar to other British cruisers.
203mm guns at tier 5.
Able to single fire her torpedoes out to 8km.
Good stealth, with a minimum surface detect of 9.6km with camo and captain skill.

Cons:

Fragile due to low HP and extremely thin plating.
Large profile to go with the thin armor.
Low rate of fire and low barrel count due to having 203mm guns.
Mediocre AA armament.

Research

As a premium ship, Exeter doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Exeter are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns active and firing.
Slot 2: Steering Gears Modification 1 reduces chances of losing rudder control.
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 * improves accuracy and generates more main battery hits on enemies.

Players can opt to take AA Guns Modification 1 instead for Slot 3 because Aiming Systems Modification 1 only has a small impact on her main battery accuracy and she lacks a proper AA suite against Tier VI carriers.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable.	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns.	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes.
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses.	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Exeter can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party 
Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search 
Slot 4: Catapult Fighter

Equipping the respective premium versions will improve her performance in battle.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Exeter comes included with Type 9 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Exeter captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are highly recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta () and India Yankee () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot () flags can also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

Historical Info

Ships of U.K.

Destroyers	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • IX Jutland • IX Somme • X Daring • X Druid
Cruisers	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
Battleships	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
Aircraft Carriers	IV Hermes • VI Furious • VI Ark Royal • VIII Implacable • VIII Indomitable • VIII Colossus • X Audacious • X Malta • ★ Eagle

Cruisers

Japan	I Hashidate • II Chikuma • III Tenryū • III Katori • IV Yūbari • IV Kuma • IV Iwaki Alpha • V Furutaka • V Agano • V Yahagi • VI Aoba • VI Gokase • VII Myōkō • VII Omono • VII Tokachi • VII Maya • VII ARP Myōkō • VII ARP Ashigara • VII ARP Haguro • VII Southern Dragon • VII Eastern Dragon • VII ARP Nachi • VIII Mogami • VIII Tone • VIII Atago • VIII Shimanto • VIII Atago B • VIII ARP Takao • VIII ARP Maya • IX Ibuki • IX Takahashi • IX Azuma • IX AL Azuma • IX Chikuma II • X Zaō • X Yodo • X Yoshino • X Yoshino B • X Kitakami
U.K.	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
France	I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • ★ Condé
U.S.S.R.	I Orlan • II Diana • II Diana Lima • II Novik • III Aurora • III Bogatyr • III Oleg • III Varyag • III AL Avrora • IV Svietlana • V Murmansk • V Kotovsky • V Krasny Krym • V Mikoyan • V Kirov • VI Budyonny • VI Molotov • VI Admiral Makarov • VII Shchors • VII Lazo • VII Lazo B • VIII Chapayev • VIII Tallinn • VIII Mikhail Kutuzov • VIII Ochakov • VIII Pyotr Bagration • VIII Dmitry Pozharsky • IX Dmitri Donskoi • IX Riga • IX Kronshtadt • X Moskva • X Alexander Nevsky • X Petropavlovsk • X Stalingrad • X Smolensk B • X Smolensk • X Sevastopol • X Kommissar • ★ Novosibirsk
U.S.A.	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Germany	I Hermelin • II Dresden • II Emden • III Kolberg • IV Karlsruhe • V Königsberg • VI Nürnberg • VI Admiral Graf Spee • VI Leipzig • VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee • VII Yorck • VII München • VII Weimar • VIII Admiral Hipper • VIII Prinz Eugen • VIII Mainz • VIII Schill • VIII Mainz B • VIII Cross of Dorn • VIII Wiesbaden • IX Roon • IX Siegfried • IX Ägir • IX Admiral Schröder • IX Roon CLR • X Hindenburg • ★ Clausewitz
Pan-Asia	I Chengan • III Ning Hai • V Chungking • VI Rahmat • VI Huanghe • VII Chumphon • VIII Harbin • VIII Irian • VIII Wukong • IX Sejong • IX Dalian • IX Mengchong • IX Tianjin • X Jinan
Spain	I Júpiter • II Méndez Núñez • III Navarra • IV Almirante Cervera • V Galicia • VI Baleares • VI Canarias • VII Asturias • VIII Cataluña • VIII Numancia • IX Andalucía • X Castilla
Europe	I Gryf • VI Elli
Netherlands	I Van Kinsbergen • II Gelderland • III Java • IV De Ruyter • V Celebes • VI Kijkduin • VII Eendracht • VIII Haarlem • VIII De Zeven Provinciën • IX Johan de Witt • IX Van Speijk • X Gouden Leeuw • X Prins van Oranje
Italy	I Eritrea • II Nino Bixio • III Taranto • IV Alberto di Giussano • V Raimondo Montecuccoli • V Genova • VI Trento • VI Duca d'Aosta • VII Zara • VII Duca degli Abruzzi • VII Francesco Ferruccio • VII Gorizia • VIII Amalfi • IX Brindisi • IX Michelangelo • X Venezia • X Napoli • X Napoli B • ★ Piemonte
Commonwealth	I Sutlej • II Port Jackson • III Caradoc • IV Dunedin • V Delhi • VI Hobart • VI Perth • VI Mysore • VII Uganda • VIII Auckland • IX Encounter • IX Hector • X Cerberus • X Brisbane
Pan-America	I Hércules • II Almirante Barroso • II Almirante Abreu • III Vicente Guerrero • IV Córdoba • V La Argentina • VI Almirante Cochrane • VII Coronel Bolognesi • VII Nueve de Julio • VIII Ignacio Allende • VIII Almirante Grau • IX Santander • X San Martín

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-''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is a bit of an odd duck compared to other British cruisers. Ditching the typical and expected smoke screen is only the first of her unique features, as ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' gets heavy cruiser guns at tier five—Joining the IJN heavy cruiser [[Furutaka]] in this regard. Additionally, she is able to fire HE shells and retains the British cruiser heal.
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+The removal of ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s access to smoke has a large impact on how this ship is played.  She's big and squishy, soaking up incoming fire at a prodigious rate. For any other cruiser at tier five, her vulnerability would equal a quick trip back to port; but the addition of her {{Repair Party}} consumable lengthens the amount of time she can afford to take fire. Her 203mm guns pack quite a punch for her tier, allowing ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' to combat other cruisers effectively while using AP shells. Alpha damage is key in most situations, and captains should seek to use the large caliber main guns to their fullest advantage. However, the effective use of HE shells are reduced, as the longer reload on these guns doesn't allow ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' to pump out quite the volume of fire that light cruisers can manage. This issue is only further compounded by ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' only having six guns.
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 All in all, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is an extremely versatile ship, with hard hitting 203mm guns and the ability to soak up some damage with her Repair party consumable.
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+'''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/185142-premium-ship-review-121-exeter/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Exeter] from the NA forums'''}}
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 * Mediocre AA armament.
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-* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
+* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
-* '''Slot 2:'''{{Repair Party}}
+* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Repair Party}}
-* '''Slot 3:'''{{Hydroacoustic Search}}
+* '''Slot 3:'''  {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
-* '''Slot 4:'''{{Catapult Fighter}}
+* '''Slot 4:'''  {{Catapult Fighter}}
 Equipping the respective premium versions will improve her performance in battle.
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 ====Machinery====
-:8 Admiralty boilers
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 ====Design====
+HMS ''Exeter'' was initially designed as a sister ship to HMS ''York''; however, several improvements made in her design resulted in ''Exeter'' being considered a ship of its own class.
-''HMS Exeter'' was initially designed to be a sister ship to ''HMS York'', however several improvements were made and thus ''HMS Exeter'' was considered a ship of its own class.
+Displacing 8,400 tons standard and 10,500 tons when fully loaded, ''Exeter'' was slightly heavier than her intended sister ship. Her length was identical with 175.25m, however her beam was increased to 17.68m while her draft remained the same. In her initial state her crew would count 628 men.
-Displacing 8,400 tons standard and 10,500 tons when fully loaded, ''HMS Exeter'' was slightly heavier than her intended sister ship. Her length was identical with 175.25m, however her beam was increased with 17.68m while her draft remained the same. In her initial state her crew would count 628 men.
-''HMS Exeter's'' armor was improved over that of ''HMS York''. While the machinery protection remained identical with a 76mm strong belt and a 38mm deck, the magazine protection was drastically increased to 127mm side and 76mm deck armor. The main armament however only received the usual splinter protection, very much like the Japanese cruisers had it at the same time with 25mm all around.
-The main armament remained similar to that of ''HMS York''. Three twin turrets, mounted on the centerline with a superfiring pair fore and one turret aft, made up for the main punch of ''HMS Exeter''. This gun was the 203mm/50 Mark VIII, the same gun as on the preceding classes. Firing a 116.1kg heavy projectile at a range of up to 28km, and being able to fire up to five rounds per minute and gun, these guns were mounted in slightly modified versions of the turret which saved weight and did no longer possess the ability to elevate the guns higher than 50°.
+''Exeter''’s armor was improved over that of ''York''. While the machinery protection remained identical with a 76mm strong belt and a 38mm deck, the magazine protection was drastically increased to 127mm side and 76mm deck armor. The main armament however only received the usual splinter protection — similar to the Japanese cruisers of the era — of 25mm all around.
-The secondary armament initially consisted of four single mounted 102mm/45 guns, capable of being used against both air and sea targets. In 1941 however a new version of this gun came on board in a twin mounting, effectively doubling the firepower. These guns could fire a 28.8kg heavy shell against an air target up to 11.9km high, while maintaining up to 20 rounds per minute and gun.
+The main armament remained similar to that of ''York'': three twin turrets, mounted on the centerline with a superfiring pair fore and one turret aft.  Her barrels were all 203mm/50 Mark VIIIs, the same gun found on preceding Royal Navy heavy cruiser classes.  Capable of firing up to five  116.1kg heavy projectiles per minute to a range of 28 kilometers, these guns were mounted in slightly modified versions of the turret which saved weight and no longer possessed the ability to elevate the guns higher than 50 degrees.
-''HMS Exeter's'' light anti-aircraft-armament varied before the war, initially carrying a few single mounted 47mm and 40mm Pompoms, those were gradually replaced by two quad mounted .50 cal Vickers machine guns, and two octuple mounted 40mm Pompom mounts.
+The secondary armament initially consisted of four single mounted 102mm/45 guns, capable of being used against both air and sea targets. In 1941, a new version of this gun came on board in a twin mounting, effectively doubling the firepower.  These guns could fire a 28.8kg heavy shell against an air target up to 11.9 kilometers high, while maintaining up to 20 rounds per minute and gun.
-Torpedo armament was carried with two triple launchers, and aviation facilities allowed ''HMS Exeter'' to carry two sea planes.
+''Exeter''’s light anti-aircraft armament varied before the war, initially carrying a few single mounted 47mm and 40mm Pompoms.  These were gradually replaced by two quad-mounted .50-caliber Vickers machine guns, and two octuple mounted 40mm Pompom mounts.  Her torpedo armament was carried in two triple launchers, and aviation facilities allowed ''Exeter'' to carry two sea planes.
-The machinery was left identical to that of ''HMS York'', eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers and four Parsons turbines generated up to 80,000shp, which would accelerate ''HMS Exeter'' up to 32kn. Carrying 1,900 tons of fuel, a cruising range of 10,000nm at 14kn was possible.
+Her machinery spaces were identical to that of ''York'': eight Admiralty 3-drum boilers and four Parsons turbines that generated up to 80,000 shaft horsepower, capable of propelling ''Exeter'' up to 32 knots.  Carrying 1,900 tons of fuel, a cruising range of 10,000 nautical miles at 14 knots was possible.
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 * ''Exeter'' is depicted after her 1941 refit. Her 1939 configuration when she fought the German armored ship ''[[Admiral Graf Spee]]'' at the Battle of the River Plate is not represented.
 * Permanent camouflage is actually the historical camouflage of HMS ''York''. ''Exeter'' was never camouflaged.
-* ''Exeter'' retained her pre-war coat of mid-grey until she was sunk in action on 1 May 1942. Her wooden decks also remained unpainted.
+* ''Exeter'' retained her pre-war coat of mid-grey until she was sunk in action on 1 May 1942.  Her wooden decks also remained unpainted.
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-File:British Warships of the Second World War A3555.jpg|The ''Exeter'' at anchor, early 1941
+File:Exeter'sDamage1939.jpg|Damage received by ''Exeter'' during the Battle of the River Platte (December 1939).
-File:Exeter'sDamage1939.jpg|Damage received by ''Exeter'' during the Battle of the River Plate
+File:British Warships of the Second World War A3555.jpg|''Exeter'' at anchor, early 1941.
-File:15 Feb Exeter air attack.jpg|''Exeter'' under air attack on 15 February 1942
+File:15 Feb Exeter air attack.jpg|''Exeter'' under air attack on 15 February 1942.
-File:Exeter sinking.jpg|''Exeter'' sinking after the Second Battle of the Java Sea
+File:Exeter sinking.jpg|''Exeter'' sinking after the Second Battle of the Java Sea.
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