Britain's Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall aboard the survey ship HMS Scott take part in the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth, England, June 28, 2005, to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Britain's greatest naval hero, Admiral Lord Nelson, at the Battle of Trafalgar. As well as warships from navies around the world, the gathered vessels include tall ships, lifeboats, cruise liners and representatives from all sectors of the maritime industry.
Britain's Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall aboard the survey ship HMS Scott take part in the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth, England, June 28, 2005, to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Britain's greatest naval hero, Admiral Lord Nelson, at the Battle of Trafalgar. In the background is the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II aboard HMS Endurance to review the fleet, June 28, 2005. As well as warships from navies around the world, the gathered vessels include tall ships, lifeboats, cruise liners and representatives from all sectors of the maritime industry. The review marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, during which Adm. Horatio Nelson routed Napoleon Bonaparte's French and Spanish forces and ensured that Britain ruled the waves for more than 100 years.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, right, board the HMS Endurance with Admiral Sir Alan West, third from left, in Portsmouth, England, to review the fleet, June 28, 2005. A total of 167 ships from the Royal Navy and 35 nations were taking part in the International Fleet Review at Spithead, off Portsmouth.
Queen Elizabeth II reviews a Guard of Honour with the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Alan West, right, during a Review of the Fleet, as part of the Trafalgar 200 celebrations in Portsmouth, England, June 28, 2005.
Queen Elizabeth II reviews a Guard of Honour with HMS Victory in background, during a Review of the Fleet in Portsmouth, England, June 28, 2005.
Queen Elizabeth II holds her hat as she boards HMS Endurance with Admiral Sir Alan West, top, left, in Portsmouth, England, on her way to review the fleet, June 28, 2005.
In this photo issued by the British Royal Navy June 28, 2005, showing HMS Ocean, center, at anchor in the Solent, off Portsmouth, southern England with international warships and tall ships in the background, ahead of the Review of the Fleet by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II later that day.
In this image made available by Britain's Royal Navy, tall ships gather in the Solent off Portsmouth, England, with American warship USS Saipan, seen at rear, June 27, 2005, in preparation for the fleet review for the Trafalgar 200th anniversary.
The three-masted barque Europa sails in the Solent off Britain's southern coast at Southampton June 27, 2005. Europa was launched in Hamburg, Germany, in 1911, for cargo transportation but was later used as a lightship in the Elbe estuary, until the 1970s. The ship now sails out of Scheveningen in the Netherlands.
An aerial view of a flotilla of naval ships from 35 nations gathering in the Solent off south England, with ships from Britain, USA, and France, from bottom, for the International Fleet Review June 28, 2005.