To patrol the Mediterranean and the Red Sea access to the Indian Ocean, Britain would work together with the French, whose own navy was the world's fourth largest, and comprised a good number of modern, powerful vessels with others nearing completion.
Britain would work together with the French, whose own navy was the world's fourth largest, and comprised a good number of modern, powerful vessels with others. This was to patrol the Mediterranean and the Red Sea access to the Indian Ocean. These others are nearing completion.