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The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the group of United States Navy battleships that completed a journey around the globe from 16 December 1907, to 22 February 1909, by order of President Theodore Roosevelt.
USS Connecticut (BB-18), the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Connecticut, was the lead ship of her class of six pre-dreadnought battleships.Her keel was laid on 10 March 1903; launched on 29 September 1904, Connecticut was commissioned on 29 September 1906, as the most advanced ship in the US Navy.
Later that year, the ship took part in fleet maneuvers in the Atlantic, and on 24 September she went into dry dock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for an overhaul. [3] Georgia underway, 1909. Georgia joined the Great White Fleet on 16 December 1907, when they departed Hampton Roads to begin their circumnavigation of the globe. [3]
The programme of events was advertised widely as the American Fleet / The visit to Albany, Western Australia. [10] The presence of the ships anchored in Albany's Princess Royal Harbour between 11 and 18 September was known in Albany as Fleet Week.
The Great White Fleet then began its crossing of the Pacific, with a visit to Hawaii on the way. Stops in the South Pacific included Melbourne , Sydney , and Auckland . [ 5 ] After leaving Australia, the fleet turned north for the Philippines, stopping in Manila , before continuing on to Japan where a welcoming ceremony was held in Yokohama.
The ship's next significant action was the cruise of the Great White Fleet around the world, which started with a naval review for President Theodore Roosevelt in Hampton Roads. [3] The cruise of the Great White Fleet was conceived as a way to demonstrate American military power, particularly to Japan.
As with most of the Great White Fleet ships, Kentucky was modernized on her return. [53] She was decommissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard [14] on 28 August 1909, [54] and her modernization was completed in 1911, at a cost of $675,000. [55] The ship received cage masts, new water-tube boilers, and another four 5-inch guns.
The Great White Fleet then began its crossing of the Pacific, with a visit to Hawaii on the way. Stops in the South Pacific included Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland. [5] After leaving Australia, the fleet turned north for the Philippines, stopping in Manila, before continuing on to Japan where a welcoming ceremony was held in Yokohama.