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    "ocrText": "ECRET\n87\nendurance of US fleet types. In general over-\nChief of Combined Operations Staff is a Royal\nall characteristics, however, British naval ar-\nMarine General, there is no requirement that\nchitecture is superior to continental European\nthis billet be filled by a Royal Marine, and it\ncounterparts. During World War II British\nis possible that the command will rotate be-\nwarships generally performed well under ar-\ntween the three services.\nduous conditions and were engaged in most\nf. Principal Naval Bases.\nof that war's surface naval engagements be-\ntween larger vessels. The newest and largest\n(1) Portsmouth-major operational and\nbattleship is Vanguard. Except for her 35-\nmaintenance base; building yard for cruisers,\ndestroyers, submarines; also conversion, refit\nyear-old but still very effective main-battery\nguns, she compares favorably with her foreign\nand heavy repair of all warships; drydocking\ncontemporaries. The largest available car-\nfacilities; research, experiment and training\nriers are Implacable and Indefatigable of pre-\nfacilities; principal naval personnel entry de-\nwar design. While inferior to the standard\npot for Royal Navy; fleet logistic facilities;\nHeadquarters, CinC Portsmouth and Head-\nAmerican CV in plane-carrying capacity, they\nare superior in flight deck protection. The\nquarters of Portsmouth Group, Royal Ma-\nrines.\nlatest destroyers in commission (\"Battle\"\nClass) were specifically designed for anti-air-\n(2) Portland-destroyer operating base\ncraft screening. The escort ship category in-\nand dockyard; primarily an operating base but\ncludes the best of the classes evolved during\ncapable of repair and refit of destroyers and\nthe war and has proven extremely useful in\nbelow.\npostwar police duties on outlying stations. All\n(3) Devonport-major operating and main-\nsubmarines are of the conventional type, al-\ntenance base; repairs, conversion and refit of\nthough all are being fitted with snorkel; some\nall classes of warships; principal naval per-\nothers are to be reconstructed along the lines\nsonnel depot; logistic facilities for mainte-\nof the US \"Guppy\" type. The Royal Navy\nnance of large fleet; Headquarters, CinC Ply-\nhas its own naval aviation; the carrier and at-\nmouth, and Plymouth Group, Royal Marines.\ntached air squadrons are widely regarded as\n(4) Chatham-major operating and main-\nhaving supplanted the battleship as the prin-\ntenance base; repairs, conversion and refit of\ncipal striking weapon of the fleet. For a total\nwarship classes through cruisers; destroyer op-\nof some 160 naval aircraft in front line opera-\nerating base; new construction yard for sub-\ntion there are over 2,000 in the naval organ-\nmarines; principal naval personnel entry de-\nization and more than 300 in long-term stor-\npot; Headquarters CinC, Nore and Headquar-\nage. The Admiralty hopes in ten years to in-\nters Chatham Group, Royal Marines; complete\ncrease front line strength to 350.\nfleet logistic facilities.\nNaval construction has greatly slowed down\n(5) Rosyth-operating and maintenance\nsince the war. Work is proceeding at a lei-\nbase; repair yard for all classes of warships;\nsurely pace on two large aircraft-carriers, 4\nlogistic facilities sufficient for local forces; de-\nlight aircraft-carriers, and 8 destroyers.\nstroyer operating base; Headquarters of Flag\nThey are left-overs from wartime programs.\nOfficer Commanding, Scotland and N. Ireland;\nNo postwar program of construction has been\nfueling base for naval forces operating in area.\nannounced to date.\n(6) Malta-operating and maintenance\ne. Amphibious Forces.\nbase; Headquarters of CinC, Mediterranean;\nIn Great Britain amphibious warfare is\nmajor fleet operating base; repairs can be\nknown as \"combined operations\" under the\nmade on all warships through light cruiser\ndirect control of the Minister of Defence.\nclasses; logistic facilities for Mediterranean\nThe \"Chief of Combined Operations Staff\"\nFleet, large fuel capacity.\nheads a joint command composed of elements\n(7) Gibraltar-operating and maintenance\ndrawn from all three armed services, and is\nbase; capable of making all repairs on classes\nmainly concerned with planning, develop-\nof warships through cruisers; major repairs\nment and training. Although the present\ncan be made on capital ships (except those in-\nSECRET"
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