michaeldr Posted 20 July , 2004 Share Posted 20 July , 2004 20th July 1914 On this day Departure of Fleet for sea exercises, led by King George in Royal Yacht 14 year old Dickie Battenberg [Mountbatten] was at that time at the RNC Osborne and after mobilisation had joined HMS New Zealand from which he saw the Royal Review:“59 battleships, 55 cruisers, 78 destroyers, 16 submarines and a host of lesser craft……” Winston Churchill recalled “It took more than six hours for this armada, every ship decked with flags and crowded with blue-jackets and marines, to pass with bands playing at 15 knots before the Royal Yacht, while overhead the naval seaplanes and aeroplanes circled continuously.” Michael D.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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