High Seas Fleet Surrender 32 – The Merchant Navy
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The only merchant ship in the pageant, the Isle of Man packet King Orry III leads the second half of the German fleet into the Forth, in recognition of the role played by the Armed Merchantmen in blockading German shipping.
She acted as a flag and Aldis signal relay ship across the escort formation.
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