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US NAVAL HISTORY

Very Good photograph in contemporary frame.
copyright, 1907 C. E. Waterman 215 E. 55th St. CHICAGO
View of officers and crew including a goat.
Image 17 1/2"W X 11"H, frame 21 1/2"W X 15"H
Photograph was rolled in it's past, before framing and light creases are evident
She was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 4 March 1907, Capt. William P. Potter in command.
"Displacement 16,000 tons"
"She arrived at Hampton Roads on 8 December 1907 and made final preparations for the globegirdling cruise of the United States Atlantic Fleet. Nicknamed the "Great White Fleet" because of the white and spar color of their paint schemes, the 16 predreadnought battleships sailed from Hampton Roads on 16 December 1907, standing out to sea under the gaze of President Theodore Roosevelt who had dispatched the ships around the globe as a dramatic gesture toward Japan, a growing power on the world stage."
Item No: USSV1 Price: $225.00
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