A general view of the fleet from shore, with shots of HMS Dreadnought taken from a passing boat. Successive shots of ships in the line show the colossal scale of the event. There are views of flag signalling in action and other flag-decked ships in line with a yacht in full sail passing in front of the camera. Torpedo destroyers passing HMS Dreadnought preceed a mock attack on Whale Island by naval forces, shots of land fighting show the 'invaders' (in white uniforms) bringing up a 4.7-inch gun. The final shot is of 'the men who man the ships' - a parade of naval detachments presumably on the quayside at Portsmouth.