United Kingdom
Needing a natural large, sheltered and deep anchorage, it usually occurs in the Solent off Spithead (although, Southend, Torbay, the Firth of Clyde as well as some overseas ports have also hosted reviews - in the examples below, the venue is Spithead unless otherwise noted).
A list follows of fleet reviews in England, Great Britain, and later the UK since the 14th century.
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