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00:00 (TC: 09.57.20): ELIZABETH REVIEWS THE FLEET.
AERIAL NEARLY 300 WARSHIPS OF 17 NATIONS ASSEMBLE
FOR CORONATION. NAVAL REVIEW IN SPITHEAD STRAIT,
TRADITIONAL RENDEZVOUS OF BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR.
00:16 (TC: 09.57.36): ELIZABETH GREETS THE CAPTAINS OF THE SHIPS ON
BOARD ROYAL YACHT, "SURPRISE". WINSTON CHURCHILL
IS THERE IN HIS NAVAL COSTUME. ALSO ABOARD IS THE
MUCH DECORATED ERIK ALEXANDER.
00:40 (TC: 09.58.00): CROWD ASHORE SURGE TO THE PIER TO WATCH
ELIZABETH WAVE. SAILORS ON BOARD WARSHIPS WAVE
THEIR HATS AND CHEER AS THEY PASS.
01:16 (TC: 09.58.36): ITALIAN TRAINING SHIP WITH CREW LINED UP ALONG
IT'S HIGH MASTS, PAY TRIBUTE.
01:45 (TC: 09.59.05): WARSHIPS ARE LIT UP AT NIGHT MAKING A SENSATIONAL
SPECTACLE.