Photo #: NH 41697
Homecoming of the "Great White Fleet",
Hampton Roads, Virginia, 22 February 1909
Battleship firing salutes, during ceremonies welcoming the fleet
home at the end of its World cruise.
This ship is either USS Mississippi (Battleship # 23)
or USS Idaho (Battleship # 24), neither of which participated
in the cruise around the World. Note that she wears the newly-introduced
grey paint, and has been fitted with a "cage" mainmast.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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