Thread by @mcwarships, I acquired a batch of very small photographs recently which I am [...]

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mcwarships

I acquired a batch of very small photographs recently which I am pretty confident are of the Coronation Fleet Review at Spithead, 20th May 1937. They appear to have been taken by someone who was a vessel that was touring around the fleet.
Courageous class carrier
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They are amateur photos and I've had to enlarge them so the quality is fairly poor, but it is an interesting record of a member of the public at this naval spectacle.
All from my own collection.
Nelson class battleship with QE class astern & a fly-over.
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E-class destroyer HMS Echo. In April 1944 she was transferred to the Hellenic Navy an d became Navarinon. She survived the war and was present at the 1953 Coronation Review for Queen Elizabeth II at Spithead.
She was returned to the RN in 1956 and sold for scrap.
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Both Nelson class battleships; HMS Nelson with HMS Rodney behind.
Looks like QE class off to port with County class beyond them.
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HMS Furious
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QE class battleship with an aircraft fly-over.
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HMS Hood.
Look how low that freeboard is at the stern. No wonder she had a reputation as a 'wet' ship.
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Leander class cruiser
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Nelson & Rodney
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Possibly a C Class cruiser. Any ID suggestions welcome.
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Nelson class battleship.
Possibly two of the QE class battleships ahead and maybe County class cruisers beyond.
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On the right is HMY Victoria & Albert. Launched in 1939 she was withdrawn from service after the Fleet Review and decommissioned in 1939. She served as a depot ship during WW2 and was broken up in 1954.
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HMY Victoria & Albert, the third Royal Yacht of this name, in Portsea Harbour. The masts of HMS Victory can be seen behind.
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Correction to some of the photos; looks like Revenge class moored near the Nelsons, not QE class.

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