High Seas Fleet Surrender 20 – Forth Defences in 1918


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By 1918 the Forth Defences were extended to provide the base for the entire Grand Fleet – Battle Ships, Battle Cruisers and Destroyers – all under the command of Admiral Beatty.

A fuel line was laid from the Clyde to supply the destroyers at Port Edgar.

Ships of the Grand Fleet, anchored above and below the Forth Bridge


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