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| Keywords: Postcard featuring a photographs of USS NEBRASKA.jpg en In December 1907 United States President Theodore Roosevelt sent the US Atlantic Battle Fleet of 16 battleships all painted white in peacetime colours on a 14 month goodwill cruise around the world The voyage came at a time of tense relations between Japan and America and gave the US an opportunity to demonstrate its blue-water naval capabilities as well as strengthen diplomatic ties The fleet arrived in Australia on 20 August 1908 This image was taken by Samuel Levinson The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection If you can identify a person vessel or landmark write the details in the Comments box below Thank you for helping caption this important historical image 1908-08-20 http //www flickr com/photos/33147718 N05/6991314244/in/photolist-bDNj9L-dYE7ix-7bz4mt-4TPVra-4idQUW-dYRWum-d2zLML-dY1eR5-agdeMz-bC8HWo-aes5gd-cWaax7-kbtJv-kjEkq-kbtJA-kjEku-kjEkm-kjFjB-kjEkr-kjFjD-kbvdN-kbvdL-kbtJu-kbvdX-kbvUq-kbtJC-kbvdR-kjFNn-kbvdW-kbtJw-kjFjr-kjFjx-kbtJB-kjFjt-kjEks-kjEkk-d1nrBb-bzuv6W-5BGBix-d1mS4U-d1mWj1-b6PMQe-d2yEVq-79M9wQ-7wRM1z-7wVzLj-7DMXGu-9PVpr2-cSf4Su-73UjqR-bSyikK Australian National Maritime Museum cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard USS Nebraska BB-14 | ||||
