Fleet salutes the King at Spithead review. Aboard the Royal yacht 'Victoria and Albert', the King passed through the 5 mile line is of 160 warships and merchant vessels when he made his Coronation review of the British Navy and Mercantile Marine at Spithead. Nearly 300 ships, including 17 from foreign fleets, were reviewed. Photo shows, officers saluting as a 21 gun salute was fired from HMS Barham ( P 04 ) a Queen Elizabeth-class. 20 May 1937

Fleet salutes the King at Spithead review. Aboard the Royal yacht 'Victoria and Albert', the King passed through the 5 mile line is of 160 warships and merchant vessels when he made his Coronation review of the British Navy and Mercantile Marine at Spithead. Nearly 300 ships, including 17 from foreign fleets, were reviewed. Photo shows, officers saluting as a 21 gun salute was fired from HMS Barham ( P 04 ) a Queen Elizabeth-class. 20 May 1937 Stock Photo

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