KING INSPECTS HOME FLEET
♦ VISIT TO ANTI-SUBMARINE SCHOOL LONDON, November 12. Driving over flooded roads in torrential rain, the King reached Portland harbour to inspect the Home Fleet. Mountainous seas during the night obliged some of the ships to anchor in Weymouth Bay for fear of collisions, and hundreds of sailors and officers were unable to rejoin theii vessels before his Majesty’s arrival. The sun broke through as the King inspected the guard of honour and entered the Royal barge, which sailed down the line of battleships and cruisers, all of which were dressed. The King boarded the Nelson, Orion, Courageous, Royal Oak, and Cairo, and chatted with the commanders. He then went ashore and inspected at the Anti-Submarine School the latest secret devices for combating submarines, with which he expressed satisfaction. He subsequently had dinner with the admirals and officers on the Royal
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21940, 14 November 1936, Page 15
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