F. S. Bell Falkland Islands. The captain, eight officers and 79 members of the crew were given the Freedom of the City of Exeter on 29 February 1940, and were welcomed by a crowd of 50,000 cheering residents. The crew marched through the streets with fixed bayonets, carrying HMS "Exeter's" shell-torn White Ensign through the streets. Bell also commanded in 1945. He retired from the Navy owing to ill health on 8 January 1948. In the 1956 film "The Battle of the River Plate", Bell was played by John Gregson. During the film, Bell's nickname of 'Hookie', because of his distinctive nose, is
HMS Stonehenge (P232) mm) deck gun. HMS "Stonehenge" was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 23 March 1943. She served in the Pacific, where she sank the Japanese merchant vessel "Koryo Maru No.2" and the Japanese auxiliary minelayer "Choko Maru". She left Trincomalee to patrol in the northern part of the Malacca Straits on 25 February 1944. She was reported missing after failing to arrive at Ceylon on 20 March as expected. It is not known what caused her sinking, but a mine was considered to be the most likely explanation. HMS Stonehenge (P232) HMS "Stonehenge" was an S-class submarine of the