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    The Far East Fleet (also called the Far East Station) was a fleet of the Royal Navy which existed between 1952 and 1971. During the Second World War,...
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    Military history of the Philippines Military history of the United States Far East Fleet (United Kingdom) Foreword by Kemp Tolley in Winslow, p. xii. Anonymous...
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    were merged to form the Western Fleet. The amalgamated fleet was now responsible for United Kingdom home waters, the North and South Atlantic, and the Mediterranean...
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    the Far East, the East Indies Squadron, the China Station, and the Australian Squadron, should all come under one command called the Eastern Fleet based...
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    Society of St. Columban. Furthermore, the United States and United Kingdom have historically incorporated Far East in the names of several military units...
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    between the United Kingdom and the majority of the British Empire in the Eastern Hemisphere. The first Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet was the...
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    Asiatic Squadron (category Ship squadrons of the United States Navy)
    Olympia in 1902 USS Baltimore in 1891 China Squadron and Fleet Far East Fleet (United Kingdom) Tolley, Kemp, Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China, Annapolis...
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    Lanka), and reorganised into the British East Indies Fleet, subsequently becoming the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). The BPF operated against targets in...
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    during World War II#The Far East Second Sino-Japanese War Kantogun See United Kingdom declaration of war on Japan. See United States declaration of war...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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    Eastern Fleet. Later the Eastern Fleet became the East Indies Fleet. In 1952, after the Second World War ended, the East Indies Fleet became the Far East Fleet...
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    The Reserve Fleet was a Royal Navy formation of decommissioned vessels which could be brought to a state of readiness at time of war. In the early years...
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    The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967,...
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  • The First Fleet was a formation of the Royal Navy that briefly existed before the First World War from 1912 to 1914. The First Fleet was formed on 31 July...
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    The largest airline in the United Kingdom by passenger traffic is easyJet, whereas British Airways is largest by fleet size and international destinations...
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  • The Second Fleet was a reserve formation of the Royal Navy that briefly existed before the First World War. Formed on 1 May 1912 from the Third Division...
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    United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called the 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the...
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    The Atlantic Fleet was a naval fleet of the Royal Navy. It existed for two periods; 1909 until 1914, and then 1919 until 1932. On 14 December 1904 the...
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    Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part...
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    US fleet at Pearl Harbor. Britain and America declared war on Japan, opening the Pacific War. The Grand Alliance of the United Kingdom, the United States...
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  • Events from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. Monarch...
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    Commander United Kingdom Task Group (COMUKTG), but was renamed to Commander UK Maritime Forces (COMUKMARFOR) in 2001. Task Groups dispatched to the Far East since...
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    The Third Fleet was a reserve formation of the Royal Navy that briefly existed before the First World War. Formed on 1 May 1912 from the 4th Division...
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    The Baltic Fleet, also known as the Baltic Squadron, were a series of formations of the British Royal Navy which existed between 1658 to 1856. They consisted...
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    The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the group of United States Navy battleships that completed a journey around the globe from December...
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  • interservice command: Far East Fleet Far East Land Forces (FARELF) [British] Australian Army Force Far East Air Force On 11 January 1971, Far East Command was disbanded...
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    allied tonnage lost). The United Kingdom alone suffered the loss of 11.7 million tons, which was 54% of the total Merchant Navy fleet at the outbreak of the...
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    environmental, religious, military and historic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States or its political leaders. The term first came into popular...
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    Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote...
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