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Dec 28, 2023 · In December 1907, Theodore Roosevelt dispatched sixteen fleets of battleships on a 14-month world tour. This guide provides access to material related to the "Great White Fleet" in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers.
The Great White Fleet, consisting of 14,000 sailors on 16 battleships and accompanying vessels, was sent around the world for fourteen months by President Roosevelt. The fleet's journey started on December 16, 1907, and concluded on February 22, 1909.
Dec 21, 2021 · The Great White Fleet was the result of Theodore Roosevelt’s determination to build a modern navy and flex American military muscle. Its global voyage was a showcase of American naval power.
Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet” expresses our understanding of the value of a strong, globally positioned Navy. We honor our naval personnel and their families, as well as the freedom and friendships their common service has bestowed on the people of the United States.
The Great White Fleet. 21 min read. A- A+. After the Civil War, American sea power became a pitiful joke. Then an aroused nation set out to build a first-class, modern navy, and in 1907 proudly sent it off around the world. Frank Uhlig, Jr. February 1964. Volume. 15. Issue. 2.
America was now entirely on the world stage. The Great White Fleet- Roosevelt sends the US fleet around the world.
