The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security

The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security
Author: Michael J. Crawford
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2008
Genre: Government publications
ISBN: 9780945274667

Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise.

The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet

The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet
Author: Michael J. Crawford
Publisher: Department of the Navy
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2008-05-12
Genre: History
ISBN:

Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States’ Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise. Separate chapters provide an overview of the origins, course, and accomplishments of the cruise, describe the ships that circumnavigated the globe, depict the character and experiences of the sailors who participated, narrate the cruise’s principal events and itinerary, and analyze the Great White Fleet’s significance organizationally for the United States Navy and diplomatically for the United States of America.

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: pt. A. Historical sketches

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: pt. A. Historical sketches
Author:
Publisher: Naval Historical Center
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN:

The dictionary consists of an alphabetical index to over 10,000 ship histories documenting nearly every ship that the US Navy has put to sea. Continental and Confederate vessels are also included. Entries include physical information, commissioning, service record, notable actions, and decommissioning. Drawings, photographs, and documents are also included. The Web site is an electronic version of the previously published dictionary series. Web entries may be corrected and updated from those that appeared in the printed series.

A Sailor's Log

A Sailor's Log
Author: Frederick T. Wilson
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780873387828

Frederick T. Wilson was an engineer who carried the rank of first-class petty officer and served in one of the US Navy's first modern battleships, the USS Oregon. He also participated in the relief of Peking during the Boxer rebellion. This is an uncensored picture of enlisted life.