George VI Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)

hms nelson other british battleships , cruisers 1937 cornation fleet review



thursday may 20, 1937 - coronation fleet review. after small beginnings of naval airpower @ 1912 review, 5 carriers present time.

described 1 naval officer in letter friend -

day quite bad feared sisters insistent enjoyed

it occasion of infamous woodrooffe incident [1] [2] in bbc radio coverage (known phrase fleet s lit up! )

hmy victoria , albert iii took part in review, second , last before being scrapped in 1939.

the sole u.s. navy representative uss new york, had brought admiral hugh rodman, president s personal representative coronation, across atlantic.

germany represented new pocket battleship admiral graf spee, , empire of japan sent heavy cruiser ashigara attend ceremony.

9 august 1939, including hms revenge
may 1944, in secret, of d-day invasion fleet - also, ironically, largest review date (800 vessels, ranging capital vessels small minesweeper , landing craft).