VANGUARD WILL CROSS THE LINE TO-DAY
Escort Handfed Over to South Atlantic Fleet LONDON, February D. II.M.S. Vanguard with the Royal Family on board, bas now eompleted more than half of her journey to the Cape. To-morrow sh ewill eross the line. Great preparations are being made for the traditional ceremonies in which the two Princesses will be called upon to pay homage to King Neptune, among those others oh board who have not crossed before. Yesterday the secret unit of the Tlojne Fleet established ' contact with" , Nigeria, flagship of the South Atlan- ! tic Fleet. As Nig'ei'ia came up to * meet Vanguard, her guns fired the j Royal Salute, and 'her crew, manning i the deck, eheered the King. i
When she had taken ;up her station j astern of Vanguard, aircraft from H.M.S. Implacable, one of the eseorting ships, flevv overhead in formation.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5324, 10 February 1947, Page 4
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144VANGUARD WILL CROSS THE LINE TO-DAY Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5324, 10 February 1947, Page 4
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