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THIS NUMBER OF POWERFUL
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portsmouth, England, June "a
Coronation week was brought to a
brilliant and spectacular close today
with the great naval review in the
Solent, where forty-eight miles OF
warships we're reviewed by King
George and Queen Alexandra and by
invited representatives of the naval
powers of the world. The review not
only provided a deeply impressive
spectacle, but it afforded abundant
material for forming an adequate idea
OF the vast extent of Great Britian's
sea power.
Anchored in six main columns, with
smaller craft in thanking lines, every
ship dressed and newly painted, the
fleet presented a magnificent spec
tacle as the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, bearing their maiesties escor-
ted by two other royal yachts, the
Alexandra and the Alberta, and by
several ocean liners carrying the roy
al guests, the Colonial representatives
and members of parliament passed
through the lane of ships.
The fleet occupied eight square
miles OF anchorage between the Isle
of Wight and the mainland and be
tween the entrance to Portsmouth
harbor and the Bramble Bank. The
British vessels we're assembled in
five long main lines, the foreign YES
sells forming the sixth line. One hun
dred and seventy warships were fly
ing the British flag. Included in the
list were thirty-two battleships,
among them the Dreadnought, Nep-
tune, st. Vincent, Collingwood, For
midable, Prince of Wales. Victoria,
Africa, Dominion, Agamemnon, New
Zeland, King Edward VII. Superb and
Lord Nelson.
The armored cruisers numbered
twenty-five and included such mod
ern and formidable fighting machines
as the Indomitable, Inflexible, Inde-
fatible, Defence and Invincible. In
addition to the armored cruisers there
were nine protected cruisers. The
remainder of the great fleet compris-
ed seventy destroyers, twelve torpedo
boats, eight submarines and number
of supply ships and other auxiliary
craft.
Flying the Stars and Stripes the
giant battleship Delaware of the Uni
ted States Navy stood out conspicu-
ously among the foreign warships.
The Delaware, of 10000 tons dis.
placement, was the heaviest ship oil
the entier fleet, either British or for
eign. The Van der Tam of the Ger
man navy was the next largest for
eign warship in line. Next to the
Delaware and the Won der Tam of
the German navy the Danton,
from France; the Radetzki, from
Austria, and the Kurama, from Japan,
claimed most attention in the foreign
line. Next in point of strength was
the italian cruiser San Marco The
other foreign warships included the
Reina Regente, from Spain the
Buenos Ayres, from Argentina; the
Chacahuco. from Chile; the Hamidieh,
from Turkey; the Fylgia, from Swe-
den; the Rossiya, from Russia; the
Hai-chi, from China; the Giorgios
Averoff, from Greece; the Eidsvold
from Norway, and the Jacob van
Heemskerck, from Holland.
The progress OF the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert along the lines
occupied several hours. All the while
the ships kept up roar OF salutes.
The ships sides were manned with
sailors at attention, the quarterdecks
were thronged with officers and mar.
inc guards, red coated bands played
"God Save the King" while "bo'suns'a