NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
BIG FLEETS IN ACTION. (Australian Press .Association —United Service.) LONDON, March 19: The combined Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets steamed into Pollenza today after a strenuous all-day "battle” yesterday, in which there was a slogging match between the world’s greatest battleships. Dawn yesterday found tbe Atlantic fleet steaming southeast from Pollenza, intendiiio to destroy the Mediterranean fleet’s convoy. All hands were called to action stations. A reeonnaisanc.e by aircraft early located the Mediterranean battle fleet, and soon the vanguards of both fleets, consisting of battle cruisers and light craft, had a brush. Then both fleets turned north in parallel courses out of the range of guns, while aircraft continued skyraiding from aircraft carriers.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 March 1929, Page 7
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114NAVAL MANOEUVRES. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 March 1929, Page 7
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