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complement vs lost at sea

"...nine hundred men perished" vs the complement in the infobox of 773. What's with the discrepancy (also says the Kamikaze rescued a few hundred?). ... aa:talk 17:31, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! 773 is (probably) complement in the pre-WWII period (for example Nachi's complement after completition was 704) but the war-complement was higher. --Sceadugenga (talk) 00:28, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Heavy cruisers didn't have a complement of 1220 (320 + 900). 773 sounds correct. Either the numbers of survivors & killed are incorrect or she was perhaps carrying troops or survivors of another sinking. Needs explanation or correction. Rod. Rcbutcher (talk) 07:18, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Paragraph regards action on 1 March.

Re Haguro’s participation in the so-called Second Battle of the Java Sea.

I have altered the recently edited paragraph re Haguro's participation in the sinking of Exeter. Although the wording had a dramatic ring to it, it was unfortunately not actually the case. So while I have done my best to keep in as mush as possible of what was there, I have corrected the no doubt unintentional inaccuracies.

That is, the Japanese cruisers did not ‘track down’ Exeter; that is while herself trying to flee the Java Sea Exeter stumbled first into Haguro and Nachi, and then into Myoko and Ashigara converging from the north. There was no ‘tracking down’ per se, the Japanese cruisers where not aware of her being at sea until the unfortunate encounter with one of the destroyers with Haguro and Nachi.

And Exeter was not sunk by gunfire, but two torpedoes from the Japanese destroyer Inazuma. Disabled yes, but only disabled by gunfire, and from whom remains to be seen. And she was not in danger of sinking from that hit, but did loose all power. Hence, so a powerless Exeter would not be captured and while still well afloat, Exeter's Capt Gordon ordered scuttling charges set and the ship abandoned, and while those scuttling charges were taking effect the destroyer torpedoes delivered the coup de grace.

For further clarification of the action see the TROMS for the Japanese cruisers involved, the TROM for the destroyer Inazuma, the After Action Report by Exeter's Capt. Gordon and and also Exeter’s Wiki page. KevinVD (talk) 12:05, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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