Keywords: Exeter sinking.jpg The Royal Navy heavy cruiser HMS Exeter sinking after the Battle of the Java Sea 1 March 1942 Imperial Japanese Navy; this photo was captured by U S Forces on Attu Island Alaska in 1943 and became U S Navy photo http //wwiiarchives net/servlet/photo/1172/0 80-G-71199 now in the U S National Archives available via http //wwiiarchives net/ wwiiarchives net 1942-03-01 Photo taken from a Japanese aircraft http //www warship get net pl/_History/Galleries/_Sinking_gallery_02 html DEFAULTSORT Exeter PD-Japan-oldphoto PD-USGov Aerial photographs of naval ships of the United Kingdom Exeter Second Battle of the Java Sea 1 March HMS Exeter 68 Sinking ships Black and white photographs Burning ships |