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Does anyone know how the fleet was transferred to Scapa from Rosyth after the war, was it individual ships, squadrons or the entire fleet at once? I can't recall ever reading about how this was done. Thanks
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Does anyone know how the fleet was transferred to Scapa from Rosyth after the war, was it individual ships, squadrons or the entire fleet at once? I can't recall ever reading about how this was done. Thanks

After inspection, they left for Scapa in batches arriving there between 25th and 27th November.
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