Photo #: NH 41684
Homecoming of the "Great White Fleet",
Hampton Roads, Virginia, 22 February 1909
Local excursion steamer General Lee (foreground) steaming
past a line of Atlantic Fleet ships, during ceremonies welcoming
the "Great White Fleet" home at the end of its World
cruise.
The ship in the background is USS New Hampshire (Battleship
# 25), which did not take part in the cruise around the World.
Note that she wears the recently-introduced grey paint.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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