British Home Fleet always available according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 4 March 1907

A news item dated London 2 March reported that the British Admiralty made clear that the squadron of the Nore better known as the so-called Homefleet existed of 6 battleships and 6 protected cruisers with complete crews on board and never to leave the British waters was constantly to be available for whatever happened.