Photo #: NH 106190
"Great White Fleet World Cruise, 1907-1909
The Fleet's naval brigade landing at Port Melbourne Town Pier,
Australia, on 31 August 1908, prior to marching to the city of
Melbourne.
The steam launch and other boats in the foreground are from USS
Vermont (Battleship # 20). The Sailors, also presumably
from USS Vermont, are armed with Krag-Jorgensen rifles
and are equipped with cartridge belts, canteens and bayonets.
Large ship in the right distance is HMS Powerful (British
protected cruiser, 1897).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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