REDUCED STRENGTH
THE BRITISH. FLEET
WEAKNESS IN EMERGENCY
LONDON, April 8.
"The British Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean, more than anything else, prevented the war between Italy and Abyssinia from spreading to a general conflagration, yet that fleet was only brought up to the necessary strength by drawing on the Horns, China, and American stations, and even on the Australian and New Zealand naval forces," declares Captain Altham in an article in "Brassey's Naval Annual."
"The effort required to restrain even a second-class naval Power necessitated denuding our Home and overseas squadrons to an extent which would have made it most difficult to safeguard our ocean shipping if trouble had arisen elsewhere. In fact, the fleet's strength is so reduced that when it is put to the test it is found to have no margin over second-class standard."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 85, 9 April 1936, Page 11
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138REDUCED STRENGTH Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 85, 9 April 1936, Page 11
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