DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 41671
"Great White Fleet" World Cruise
The Fleet's battleships steam into Hampton Roads, Virginia, upon
their return to the United States at the conclusion of their
voyage around the World, 22 February 1909.
The lead ship is USS Connecticut, the Fleet's flagship.
She appears to be firing salutes.
Note the six-masted schooner in the right distance.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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