EUROPEAN CRUISE
BRITISH HOME FLEET Special Correspondent
Rec. 11 p.m. LONDON, June 11. The battleship Duke of York, the aircraft carrier Vengeance, four cruisers and eight destroyers are at present visiting European ports as part of the summer cruise of the British Home Fleet. The Vengeance, which is carrying the First Sea Lord. Admiral Sir John Cunningham, and the Duke of York, with two escorting destroyers. St. Kitts and St. James, are in Norwegian ports as guests of the Royal Norwegian Navy, and the cruisei Superb flying the flag of Vice-Admiral H. A. Packer, commanding# the Second Cruiser Squadron, with the destroyer Aisne, arrived at Copenhagen to-dav Eight United States warships, Including the battleships New Jersey anc Wisconsin, and the aircraft carrier? Randolph and Kearsage, will arriv.off the British coast shortlv. dun'" their annual practice cruise in Northern European waters. Tney will anch off Rosyth on June 23, and after visi ing Scandinavian ports, will return 1 Britain to visit Portsmouth. Weymoid Plymouth, Greenwich and Woohvic!’
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26485, 12 June 1947, Page 5
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