The Great White Fleet

"USS Connecticut (BB-18), leading the Atlantic Fleet to Sea, circa December 1907, probably at the start of the cruise around the world."



The Great White Fleet

The Great White Fleet was a fleet, group of battleships, that was 16 boats strong, with nearly 14,000 sailors on the ships and companion vessels. Their main role after being sent off by Theodore Roosevelt was to showcase American Naval power. In a way, it was a watery run-way walk meant to show America was no longer weak when it came to Naval power... The fleet sailed around the world starting December 16, 1907, and finished their strut on February 22, 1909. The reason behind being called the Great Whtie Fleet because those battleships were painted white rather than grey. The fleet began it's sailing from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and traveled to Trinidad, British West Indies, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and made port back in the United States at San Francisco. All through the journey some of the ships left to attend other duties, while others joined to continue the next leg of the journey.




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