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==1914==
*British Fleet at [[Spithead]]: reviewed by [[King George V]].<ref>The King, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, arrived at Portsmouth for the Naval Review. Great display of naval power; over 200 ships assembled, also seaplanes, aeroplanes and dirigibles. Visit curtailed by political crisis. Next day the King made a tour of the lines and paid informal visits to some ships. On the Monday, great Naval Review: 22 miles of warships passed in procession before the Royal Yacht. Evolutions by naval aircraft, Royal inspection of patrol flotillas and tactical exercises between 1st and 2nd Fleets.</ref>
==1915==
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