Great White Fleet

Five classes were represented among the 18 capital ships of the U.S. Atlantic Battle Fleet that President Theodore Roosevelt dispatched on its Around-the-World voyage from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909.

(Prints of these drawings are available from the U.S. Naval Institute at: NavalInstituteArchives@usni.org)

 

 
   
  Kearsarge Illinois Maine Virginia Connecticut  
 
             
             
Ship Profiles