Great White Fleet USS Kentucky (BB-6)

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kentucky @ sydney, part of great white fleet, late august 1908. kentucky shows white hull after fleet named.



the kentucky, painting of marine painter alexander kircher, 1908


in 1907, great white fleet ordered u.s. president theodore roosevelt circle world, demonstration of might of united states navy. kentucky attached fourth division of second squadron, , commanded captain walter c. cowles, while fleet whole commanded rear admiral evans, kentucky s former flag officer. on 16 december 1907, fleet saluted presidential yacht mayflower, , left hampton roads. fleet sailed south, passing trinidad , rio de janeiro, , going through straits of magellan. there passed west coast of south america, visiting punta arenas , valparaíso, chile, callao, peru, , magdalena bay, mexico. fleet arrived @ san diego on 14 april 1908 , continued san francisco on 6 may. 2 months later arrived @ honolulu, , there sailed auckland, new zealand, arriving on 9 august. on 20 august, fleet reached sydney, australia, , week later sailed melbourne.


kentucky departed albany, western australia, on 18 september, passing through ports in philippine islands, japan, china, , ceylon before traveling through suez canal. fleet split @ port said on 8 january 1909, kentucky visiting tripoli , algiers before rejoining other ships @ gibraltar. returned hampton roads on 22 february, , inspected president roosevelt.








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