29 – Royal Review of the Grand Fleet

On Wednesday 20th November, King George V, Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales reviewed the Grand Fleet in the Forth.

King George V addressing the destroyer crews at Port Edgar

(Commodore Tweedie describes this event in his Story of A Naval Life beginning at the middle of page 15.)

King George V and Admiral Beatty on board HMS Queen Elizabeth

Queen Mary boarding HMS Queen Elizabeth. HMS Oak in the background

Queen Mary

King George V and the Prince of Wales received on board USS New York

Admirals Beatty and Rodman, King George V, Prince of Wales and Admiral Sims

King George V inspecting the men of USS New York.
King George V, Admiral Sims, Admiral Rodman, Admiral Beatty, and HRH the Prince of Wales

This painting by Wylie shows HMS Oak steaming between the lines of battleships at the review