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| Keywords: Postcard of USS NEW JERSEY to commemorate the visit of the Great White Fleet to Australia.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 1908-08-20 http //www flickr com/photos/33147718 N05/6991324096/in/photolist-bDNn5C-bDNj9L-bDN9ob-bA66p1-bDNdqb-bVUZxf-bNZA5n-bDNgyG-bDN1Lq-9ntFb2-asKMyM-bDNpyW-cSA8gh-bDNFrA-cUYXfE-bDNxLf-cUZ8Uw-cTgpeC-agfYGj-agg23h-d2zLDu-d2zLS1-cQY2J9-cQY2Qy-cQY2Vs-8n2tvA-4Z55aJ-d2zLML-6PDRAA-agfYTG-agdgiF-agfZfY-agdej8-agg1Sh-agdeMz-agfZoJ-agdfta-agdgKZ-agdfjt-agde38-agdfCz-agdewi-agg1ob-agdfav-dY1psd-6PNrwB-6FBUgh-dQJR9N-6245Xp-628iTd-cuRWvh Australian National Maritime Museum cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard USS New Jersey BB-16 | ||||
