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U.S. Military: Great White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet bound for the Pacific, 16 December 1907)

This is an extraction of U.S. Military: Great White Fleet (Men on board ships of the Altantic Fleet bound for the Pacific, 16 December 1907)

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Great White Fleet—When the Atlantic Fleet sailed from Hampton Roads, VA on 16 16 December 1907, it was a worldwide goodwill mission by President Theodore Roosevelt. The fleet consisted of sixteen new battleships painted white, with gilded scrollwork on their bows, six destroyers, and several auxiliary ships. This was likely the last large fleet to sail around the Horn before the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914.
This database lists the names of the men who were on those ships as they sailed in review past President Roosevelt on that December day in 1907. Each record lists the last name, initials, and ship name, thus providing a link to many of the men who served the U. S. Navy in peacetime.
Honoring requests from family members who wished to serve on the same ships has long been a tradition in the Navy. It is likely that included in the crews were many brothers, fathers, sons, uncles, and nephews.

Battleships:

USS Alabama - Captain Ten Eyck DeW. Veeder

USS Connecticut - Captain Hugo Osterhaus

USS Georgia - Captain Henry McCrea

USS Illinois - Captain John M. Bowyer

USS Kansas - Captain Charles E. Vreeland

USS Kearsarge - Captain Hamilton Hutchins

USS Kentucky - Captain Walter C. Cowles

USS Louisiana - Captain Richard Wainwright

USS Maine - Captain Giles B. Harber

USS Minnesota - Captain John Hubbard

USS Missouri - Captain Greenlief A. Merriam

USS New Jersey - Captain William H. H. Southerland

USS Ohio - Captain Charles W. Bartlett

USS Rhode Island - Captain Joseph B. Murdock

USS Vermont - Captain William P. Potter

USS Virginia - Captain Seaton Schroeder

Fleet Auxiliaries:

USS Culgoa (storeship) - Lt. Commander John B. Patton

USS Glacier (storeship) - Commander William S. Hogg

USS Panther (repair ship) - Commander Valentine S. Nelson

USS Yankton (tender/scooner) - Lt. Walter R. Gherardi

Torpedo Flotilla of Destroyers:

Arethusa - (tender) - Commander Albert W. Grant

Hopkins - Lt. Alfred G. Howe

Hull - Lt. Frank McCommon

Lawrence - Lt. Ernest Friedrick

Stewart - Lt. Julius F. Hellweg

Truxton - Lt. Charles S. Kerrick

Whipple - Lt. Hutch I. Cone

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