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On 17-21 February 1909, as the rest of the ships crossed the Atlantic en route home, they were rejoined by the Maine and several other warships, whose new-style grey paint contrasted with beautiful (but impractical) white and buff of the "Great White Fleet" battleships. The new arrivals included, in addition to Maine: battleships Mississippi, Idaho and New Hampshire; armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana; and scout cruisers Chester, Birmingham, and Salem. All of these ships had been completed 1n 1908.
This page features views of individual "Great White Fleet" ships, taken during the World cruise. It also has links to pictorial coverage of individual ships that participated in the cruise.
For additional images of ships taken during the World cruise, or probably taken at that time, see:
For further pictorial coverage of the "Great White Fleet":
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
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Photo #: NH 73318 USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18) Probably in San Diego harbor, California, in 1908. Photographed by Fred W. Kelsey. Courtesy of R.W. Cunningham, 1971. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 530 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 41666 USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18) Making a run at target practice, during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, 1908. The ship's after twelve-inch gun turret is trained out to starboard. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 60KB; 740 x 440 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55344 World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-1909 USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18), the flagship of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, seen from astern while anchored in San Francisco Bay, circa May-July 1908. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 71KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 63136 USS Louisiana (Battleship # 19) Off Coronado, California, on 14 April 1908, during the "Great White Fleet's" visit to the west coast. Note lighted ship's name displayed on the bridge. Courtesy of the Historical Collection, Union Title Insurance Company, San Diego, California. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 585 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 63137 USS Nebraska (Battleship # 14) Photographed in 1908, probably in a U.S. West Coast harbor. Note ship's name in large letters mounted on her bridge face. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 460 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 91752 USS Georgia (Battleship # 15) Underway with other Atlantic Fleet battleships, during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, circa 1907-1909. Collection of Rear Admiral Fred W. Conner. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 575 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 106095-A "Great White Fleet" World Cruise, December 1907 - February 1909 Leading ship of a column of Atlantic Fleet battleships, photographed while steaming through the Golden Gate, en route to an anchorage in San Francisco Bay, May 1908. This ship is either USS New Jersey (Battleship # 16) or USS Rhode Island (Battleship # 17). This view is cropped from Photo # NH 106095. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 98KB; 545 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 63509 USS Maine (Battleship # 10) In drydock at Hunter's Point, San Francisco, California, circa 1908. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 124KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 70511 USS Missouri (BB-11) At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa May-July 1908, during the World cruise of the "Great White Fleet". Courtesy of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1970. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 73315 USS Alabama (Battleship # 8) Photographed by Fred W. Kelsey, probably off San Diego, California, in 1908. Courtesy of R.W. Cunningham, 1971. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 450 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 79107 USS Kearsarge (Battleship # 5) In a Pacific Coast harbor during the first half of 1908, while participating in the first leg of the "Great White Fleet"'s cruise around the World. Photographed by the Romans Photo Company, copyrighted by Asahel Curtis. The original print was received from USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) in 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 127KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 60250 USS Kearsarge (Battleship # 5) In drydock at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, 30 May 1908. Kearsarge was then preparing for the trans-Pacific leg of the "Great White Fleet"'s voyage around the World. Note her ram bow; figurehead; and anchors. Photographed by E.L. Meyer, Seattle, Washington. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 119KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101488 USS Hopkins (Destroyer # 6) Steams past Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, circa May-July 1908, during the "Great White Fleet"'s visit to the West Coast. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 450 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 91753 USS Truxtun (Destroyer # 14) Steaming abreast of USS Vermont (Battleship # 20), while coming into San Francisco Bay during the Atlantic Fleet's World cruise, May 1908. Collection of Rear Admiral Fred W. Conner. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 595 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-N-60-10-18 Destroyers at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, Autumn 1907 These ships are (from left to right): USS Hull (Destroyer # 7); USS Lawrence (Destroyer # 8); USS Hopkins (Destroyer # 6); USS Whipple (Destroyer # 15) and USS Truxtun (Destroyer # 14). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For additional images of ships taken during the World cruise, or probably taken at that time, see:
For further pictorial coverage of the "Great White Fleet":
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
Page made 11 September 2008