DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 50477
World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-1909
Lieutenant John E. Lewis, USN, with a mascot Kangaroo on board
USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18).
The Kangaroo was presented to the ship by the citizens of Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia, when the U.S. Atlantic Fleet visited
the city in late August 1908.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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