Eastern Fleet
The British Eastern Fleet (also known after 1944 as the East Indies Fleet and the Far East Fleet) was a fleet of the Royal Navy which existed between 1941 and 1971. In 1904, the British First Sea Lord, Sir John Fisher, ordered that in the event of war the three main commands in the Far East, the East Indies Squadron, the China Squadron, and the Australian Squadron, should all come under one command called the Eastern Fleet based in Singapore. The Commander-in-Chief on the China Station would then take command. During the First World War, the squadrons retained their distinct identities and 'Eastern Fleet' was used only as a general term. The three-squadron structure continued until the Second World War and the beginning of hostilities with the Empire of Japan, when the Eastern Fleet was fo
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Eastern Fleet
The British Eastern Fleet (also known after 1944 as the East Indies Fleet and the Far East Fleet) was a fleet of the Royal Navy which existed between 1941 and 1971. In 1904, the British First Sea Lord, Sir John Fisher, ordered that in the event of war the three main commands in the Far East, the East Indies Squadron, the China Squadron, and the Australian Squadron, should all come under one command called the Eastern Fleet based in Singapore. The Commander-in-Chief on the China Station would then take command. During the First World War, the squadrons retained their distinct identities and 'Eastern Fleet' was used only as a general term. The three-squadron structure continued until the Second World War and the beginning of hostilities with the Empire of Japan, when the Eastern Fleet was fo
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Die Eastern Fleet (deutsch Öst ...... Er bestand von 1941 bis 1971.
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L'Eastern Fleet (Flotte d'Orie ...... eet (Flotte d'Extrême-Orient).
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La Eastern Fleet (Flotta Orien ...... do anche nell'oceano Pacifico.
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The British Eastern Fleet (als ...... ng parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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Восточный флот (англ. Eastern ...... твовавший с 1941 по 1971 годы.
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東洋艦隊(とうようかんたい、英語: Eastern Flee ...... 東艦隊と改称し、太平洋海域を含む極東全域にわたって行動した。
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HMS Renown in 1944 with other Eastern Fleet ships
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Die Eastern Fleet (deutsch Öst ...... Er bestand von 1941 bis 1971.
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L'Eastern Fleet (Flotte d'Orie ...... eet (Flotte d'Extrême-Orient).
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La Eastern Fleet (Flotta Orien ...... e ne avrebbe preso il comando.
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The British Eastern Fleet (als ...... when the Eastern Fleet was fo
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Восточный флот (англ. Eastern ...... твовавший с 1941 по 1971 годы.
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東洋艦隊(とうようかんたい、英語: Eastern Flee ...... 8日、東インド戦隊と中国戦隊を合体させる形で正式に発足した。
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Eastern Fleet
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Eastern Fleet
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Eastern Fleet
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Eastern Fleet
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Восточный флот Великобритании
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東洋艦隊 (イギリス)
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East Indies Fleet (1944–52)
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Eastern Fleet (1941–44)
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Far East Fleet (1952–71)
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