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 ships in groups and formations during, or at the time of, the "Great White Fleet" World cruise.
Note: Images seen on this page are undated, have a questionable date, or were taken during December 1907 and January 1908 as the Fleet was southbound in the Atlantic on the first leg of its voyage.
For more pictures of ship groups and formations taken during the World cruise, see:
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 59537 U.S. Atlantic Fleet Battleships steaming in column USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18), at right, leads Atlantic Fleet battleships, circa 1907-1908. She is followed by USS Kansas (Battleship # 21), in center, and USS Vermont (Battleship # 20), next astern of Kansas. Panoramic photograph by C.E. Waterman, 215 55th Street, Chicago, Illinois. Note: Individual copies of this image bear conflicting identifications. One (written in pencil on its reverse side) states that the photograph shows the Fleet entering San Francisco Bay, California, on 6 May 1908. Another is captioned (printed in ink on the mounting mat): "The Atlantic Fleet standing into Hampton Roads at the conclusion of preliminary maneuvers, August 30th, 1907". Given the Waterman Family's long association with the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area, the latter identification may be more credible. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 169KB; 2000 x 640 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 95513-KN (color) "The Great White Fleet" Painting by John Charles Roach, 1984, depicting U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming at sea during their 1907-1909 World cruise. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 83KB; 900 x 465 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 85216-KN (Color) Great White Fleet at Sea, the Second Squadron, Dec. 1907 Painting by Henry Reuterdahl, depicting Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas on board USS Minnesota (Battleship # 22) during the Atlantic Fleet's cruise around the World. The artist has inscribed the work to Rear Admiral Thomas. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC. Donation of Miss Ruth Thomas. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 595 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105990 "Great White Fleet" World Cruise, December 1907 -- February 1909 Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming in parallel columns during their cruise around the World. Photographed from on board USS Georgia (Battleship # 15), looking forward from her midships port side. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 470 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 41675 "Great White Fleet" World Cruise, December 1907 - February 1909 Three battleships of the Atlantic Fleet's Second Division at sea in 1908. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, 1928. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 70KB; 900 x 545 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 41660 "Great White Fleet" World Cruise Three battleships of the Atlantic Fleet's Second Division silhouetted against a low sun, while steaming at sea during their cruise around the World, 1908. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 48KB; 900 x 470 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 92091 U.S. Atlantic Fleet Battleships Steaming in column, probably while departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of their cruise around the World, December 1907. Photographed by C.E. Waterman, Hampton, Va. USS Kansas (Battleship # 21) is at left, followed by USS Vermont (Battleship # 20). Collection of Roy D. France. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 100349 USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18) Leading the Atlantic Fleet's battleships out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, probably at the start of the "Great White Fleet" cruise around the World in December 1907. Photo printed on a stereograph card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. Donation of Louis Smaus, 1985 U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 85KB; 635 x 675 pixels A stereo pair version of this image is available as Photo # NH 100349-A Online Image of stereo pair: 60KB; 675 x 350 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 106192 "Great White Fleet" World Cruise, 1907-1909 Fine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph showing the Atlantic Fleet flagship, USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18), leading the "Great White Fleet"'s other fifteen battleships out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the beginning of the cruise around the World, 16 December 1907. Copied from "The New Navy of the United States", by N.L. Stebbins, (New York, 1912). Donation of David Shadell, 1987. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 132KB; 900 x 655 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 78238 USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18), at right Leads the Atlantic Fleet out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, December 1907. Photographed by O.W. Waterman. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 111KB; 900 x 545 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 1572 "Great White Fleet" World Cruise, December 1907 -- February 1909 Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of their World cruise, 16 December 1907. The nearest ship is USS Maine (Battleship # 10). Next astern is USS Missouri (Battleship # 11). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 126KB; 740 x 475 pixels |
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For more pictures of ship groups and formations taken during the World cruise, see:
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 1 September 2008