Photo #: NH 104504
Honolulu, Hawaii Territory
Panoramic photograph, showing four Pacific Fleet armored cruisers
tied up in Honolulu Harbor, circa September-October 1909, during
the first leg of a cruise to the western Pacific.
The ship second from left, flying an Admiral's flag, is USS West
Virginia (Armored Cruiser # 5), the fleet flagship. The ship
at left, also flying an Admiral's flag, is USS Tennessee
(Armored Cruiser # 10).
Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt,
USN (Retired), who was a Midshipman in USS West Virginia
at the time this image was made. Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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