BRITAIN'S NAVAL MIGHT.
IMPOSING ASSEMBLY. TEN MILES OF WARSHIPS. KING'S REVIEW AT SPITHEAD. ■' By TeWiaph—•Press Association— Copyright. ■i (Received 7.35 p.m.) ■' : A, 'and N.Z. . LONDON., July 2s. >'• Ah imposing assembly of .the British ' Fleet at Spithcad for the review by King George ou Saturday waa completer last night. " A Hotal of J96 warships, in lines 10 miles in length, headed by the Queen Elizabeth, will take part. •} His Majesty goes to Portsmouth to-day, accompanied by the Prince of Wales. • L'hey will see the Fleet illuminated to ; ' night."' | . • '. ;, The ships which will take part in to day's review at Spithead are follow:- ■'.■ 1 ATLANTIC "FLEET. i Queen Eliiabiith. Coventry. j Barham ' 5 Flotillas, Torpedo Malaya. - Boat Destroyers (45 Valiant. ; vessels.) ,[ Warispite. Greenwich. ;: Resolution. Diligence. if . Royal Sovereign. • Conquest.' ' Royal Oak. " Cyclops. Revenge. ..■"."■' Six submarines. '■ vHermes. . Lucia.. ■ ,Argtis. ;> ■■;■ : ';/'.'. Adamant. ! l Curacoa. , Six submarines. 3 Caledon. Assistance, H Calliope. - ■'■: Snapdragon. Carystbrt. ' Telemachus. Canterbury. ■ , RESERVE FLEET. ■ • Centurion: six flotillas, torpedo boat de- . stroyers (54 vessels); Woolwich: 30 rainas weepers; Tiger; Champion; Yarmouth; Maidstone; Alecto; six submarines. ; Periscope SchooL—Fermoy} -seven sub- ' .marines.' /-. Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla (six t submarines, s i Patrol and Mine-sWeeping Flotilla (six t, vessels.) ■ '■ '.... Large numbers of visitors are expect? to take the opportunity of'viewing th Fleet, and arrangements on a considerab' 1 scale have been made by the shippir t companies, tourist agencies,'■■ and other 3 to provide steamers for their accommoda y tion. '."'■■,■..'■ .!' " ■, 1 . '. gga ""■ xesssss
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 9
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