dec 16, 1907 - Great White Fleet

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The Great White Fleet was a sixteen-battleship fleet that sailed on a world voyage from December 1907 to February 1909, ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt. This demonstration of naval power was intended to showcase American maritime strength to the world, particularly to Japan, and to foster good will, while also testing the operational capacity and endurance of the fleet under extended naval deployment.

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