1939 The King examines the Reserve Naval Fleet in Weymouth Bay

Date: 14th August 1939

Location: England

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: The King Reviews the Fleet

ENGLAND: Weymouth Bay:

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ACASTA - Warship Island & Cork Harbour defences from B.G. Weymouth

"ACHATES". H.M.S. Weymouth

"ADVENTURE" Weymouth

"AMAZON". (Destroyer) Weymouth

"ANTELOPE" H.M.S. Weymouth

"ARDENT". H.M.S. Weymouth

"ARROW". H.M.S. Weymouth

"BASILISK". H.M.S. Weymouth

"BITTERN". H.M.S. Weymouth

"BRAMBLE" H.M.S. Weymouth

"BRAZEN." H.M.S. Weymouth

"BRILLIANT". H.M.S. Weymouth

BROKE H.M.S. Weymouth

CALEDON. Weymouth

CALYPSO, of the Reserve fleet Weymouth

"CAPETOWN", British Cruiser Weymouth

CARADOC Weymouth

"CARDIFF" H.M.S. Weymouth

CERES Weymouth

COLOMBO. Weymouth

" COURAGEOUS" Weymouth

DANAE Weymouth

DAUNTLESS Weymouth

DESPATCH Weymouth

DIOMEDE Weymouth

DRAGON (H.M.S.) At Weymouth

"DUNEDIN" H.M.S. Weymouth

DURBAN Weymouth

"ECLIPSE"H.M.S. Weymouth

EFFINGHAM Weymouth

ELECTRA H.M.S. Weymouth

"EMERALD" H.M.S. Weymouth

"ENCHANTRESS" H.M.S. Weymouth

"ENCOUNTER" H.M.S. Weymouth

"ESCAPADE" Weymouth

ESK H.M.S. Weymouth

"EXMOUTH" H.M.S. Weymouth

"EXPRESS" H.M.S. Weymouth

GEORGE VI Inspects reserve fleet at Weymouth

HORTON, Vice Admiral Sir Max With the King inspecting the Reserve Fleet

IRON DUKE Weymouth

"KEITH" H.M.S. Weymouth

"KEMPENFELT" Weymouth

"KEPPEL" H.M.S. Weymouth

"KINGFISHER". H.M.S. Weymouth

"KITTIWAKE.". H.M.S. Weymouth

"MALCOLM". H.M.S. Weymouth

MOUNTAINS Lord Louis with the King inspecting the Reserve Fleet.

NAVAL Encounter, Wakeful, Verify, Whirlwind, Boadicea Skate, Amazon, Vimy, Encounter, Malcolm, Witherington, Vensittart, Venomous, Volunteer, Warwick, Brilliant, Basilisk

"NIGER".H.M.S. Weymouth

"OBERON". Sub. Weymouth

"OSIRIS". Sub. Weymouth

"OTWAY", Submarine, Weymouth

PEGASUS Weymouth

"RAMILIES" Weymouth - King Reviews Fleet.

RESERVE FLEET Inspected at Weymouth

"REVENGE" H.M.S. Weymouth King visits fleet.

"SALAMANDER" H.M.S. Weymouth

"SCIMITAR" H.M.S. Weymouth

"SELKIRK H.M.S. Weymouth

"SHARPSHOOTER" H.M.S. Weymouth

"SKATE" H.M.S. Weymouth

STANHOPE, Earl of With the King inspecting the Reserve Fleet

"STURGEON". British Submarine. Weymouth

SUBMARINES Sub. H 31, Sub. H 34. Sub. Oberon, Sub. Osiris, Sub H 44, Sub. H 32, Sub. Sturgeon, Sub. Swordfish, Sub. 49, Sub. Otway, of the Reserve fleet at Weymouth

"SWORDFISH", U.S. Submarine Weymouth

"VANESSA" H.M.S. Weymouth

"VANQUISHER" H.M.S. Weymouth

"VANSITTART". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VELOX" H.M.S. Weymouth

"VENETIA" Weymouth

"VENOMOUS". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VERITY". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VERSATILE". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VESPER". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VIDETTE". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VIMY" .H.M.S. Weymouth

"VIVACIOUS" H.M.S. Weymouth

"VOLUNTEER". H.M.S. Weymouth

"VORTICERN".H.M.S. Weymouth

"WAKEFUL". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WALKER" H.M.S. Weymouth

"WALPOLE". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WANDERER" H.M.S. Weymouth

"WARWICK". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WATCHMAN". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WESSEX". H.M.S. Weymouth

WEYMOUTH Reserve Fleet inspected at Weymouth by the King

"WHIRLWIND". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WHITEHALL". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WHITELEY".H.M.S. Weymouth

"WINCHELSEA". H.M.S. Weymouth

"WITCH" H.M.S. Weymouth

"WITHERINGTON." H.M.S. Weymouth

"WOLVERINE", H.M.S. Weymouth

George VI of Great Britain; Navy - Active; Royalty

Acasta, Eclipse, crown, royalty, Wolverine, witherington, witch, winchelsea, whitely, whitehall, whirlwind, wessex, watchman, warwick, wanderer, warpole, walker, vortex, wakeful, vorticern, volounteer, vimy, vidette, vidacious, vimer, vesper, versatile, verity, venemous, venetia, velox, venistart, vanquisher, swordfish, sturgeon, skate, sharpshooter, scimitar, salamander, ramales, revenge, pegasus, otway, osiris, oberon

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