Elizabeth II Fleet review (Commonwealth realms)
hmas melbourne @ 1977 spithead review; hms ark royal behind
her majesty queen elizabeth ii admiral sir alan west on board hms endurance
15 june 1953, coronation fleet review, coronation of queen elizabeth ii. first post-war review, here seen ongoing technical innovations war had produced (plan of ships @ anchor).
27–28 may 1957 review of fleet off invergordon scotland.
7–11 august 1965, partial review @ tail of bank on firth of clyde. first rn nuclear submarine hms dreadnought appeared.
16 may 1969 elizabeth ii - nato review (nato s 20th anniversary), spithead - 64 ships 11 nato countries participated: british contingent included hms phoebe , hms dido; united states - uss wasp
july 1969 - fleet review: ships of western fleet (14 ships) , queen s colour presentation aboard hms eagle in torbay
28 june 1977, silver jubilee of elizabeth ii. hms blake , hms tiger both appeared.
1993 - commemoration of battle of atlantic anniversary, hms cornwall flagship of event (off north wales)
1994 - d-day 50th anniversary, including hms edinburgh
1999 - battle of atlantic commemoration
28 june 2005, international fleet review trafalgar 200, held in lieu of 2002 golden jubilee review, latter of cancelled on cost grounds
^ souvenir programme, coronation review of fleet, spithead, 15th june 1953, hmso, gale , polden
^ coronation spithead review (1953). royal navy. 1953.
^ official souvenir programme, 1977. silver jubilee fleet review, hmso
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