ARRIVAL OF FLEET
Big Ships At Singapore
PRINCE OF WALES INCLUDED
(By Telegraph—Presb Association—Copyright.) • (Rec. noon.) SINGAPORE, December 2. Led by Britain's new battleship the Prince of Wales the first reinforcements for Britain's new Eastern Fleet arrived at Singapore naval base. Admiral Sir Tom Phillips's flagship was followed by other large units and a number of small units. While security reasons prevent the disclosure of the exact strength of the new arrivals it can be said that the Eastern Fleet already consists of a number of heavy ships supported by all the necessary fleet auxiliaries. Admiral Phillips has been at Singapore for a week. There was no elaborate ceremonial associated either with his arrival or that of the fleet. The comment in Singapore tonight is on the timeliness of the arrival. The feeling is widespread here that it is unnecessary to worry overmuch about the threat of war while capital ships are based on Singapore.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 134, 3 December 1941, Page 9
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