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1914 fleet review

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The 1914 fleet review was a gathering of British Royal Navy vessels that took place in the lead-up to the First World War. The decision to hold a fleet review in lieu of the normal "grand manoeuvres" training exercise had been made by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, in Autumn 1913 as a cost-saving measure. The review included the assembly of the active-duty First Fleet and mobilisations of the reserve vessels of the Second and Third Fleets.