Great White Fleet

Author : James R. Reckner
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Japan
ISBN : 1557509727

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Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet by James R. Reckner Pdf

Drawing on previously untapped sources, naval historian James Reckner provides a complete picture of the fleet that thrust the United States into the ranks of great world naval powers. His fresh interpretations of the fleet's historic 1907-09 world cruise, which won him the 1989 Roosevelt Naval History Prize, allow today's readers to fully appreciate the significance of the famous fleet that set sail during Teddy Roosevelt's second term as president. Reckner recreates the colorful pageantry of the event--sixteen U.S. battleships on a fourteen-month voyage around the world--that drew thousands of sightseers at every port of call, but his main emphasis is on the cruise's long-range impact on the Navy. He shows how the cruise revealed the fleet's shortcomings and forced the naval establishment to acknowledge the faults and make concessions that eventually led to permanent benefits.

Author : John Henry
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459710481

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Great White Fleet by John Henry Pdf

A richly illustrated story from the glory days of passenger travel on the Great Lakes. For decades Canada Steamship Lines proclaimed itself as the world’s largest transportation company operating on inland waters. Its passenger and freight vessels could be found on the Great Lakes as far west as Duluth, Minnesota, and as far east as the Lower St. Lawrence River. The passenger steamers were known collectively as the Great White Fleet. These ships – from day-excursion vessels to well-appointed cruise ships – had rich histories. The sheer scope of these passenger services were a wonder to behold. No fewer than 51 steamers comprised the passenger fleet at the company’s inception in 1913, and its network of routes was awesome. This is the story of the beloved steamers of the Great White Fleet from 1913–65, when the passenger vessels stopped running. Nearly half a century after the last passenger boats sailed, this book will provide a window into a wonderful lost way of life.

Author : Brian Lane Herder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472839992

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US Navy Battleships 1895–1908 by Brian Lane Herder Pdf

The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power wielded by the United States, a nation which would eventually become the world's dominant political and military power of the 20th century. These battleships were the stars of the 1907–09 Great White Fleet circumnavigation, in which the emerging power and reach of the US Navy was displayed around the world. They also took part in the bombardment and landings at Veracruz, some served as convoy escorts in World War I, and the last two were transferred to the Hellenic Navy and were sunk during World War II. This book examines the design, history, and technical qualities of the final six classes of US predreadnought battleships, all of which were involved in the circumnavigation of the Great White Fleet. These classes progressively closed the quality gap with European navies – the Connecticuts were the finest predreadnought battleships ever built – and this book also compares and contrasts US predreadnought battleships to their foreign contemporaries. Packed with illustrations and specially commissioned artwork, this is an essential guide to the development of US Navy Battleships at the turn of the twentieth century.

Author : Kenneth Wimmel
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015040155627

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet by Kenneth Wimmel Pdf

But scarcely a generation earlier, in 1880, the U.S. Navy had reached the nadir of a precipitous decline that had begun just after the Civil War.

Author : Samuel Carter (III)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033885604

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The Incredible Great White Fleet by Samuel Carter (III) Pdf

The story of the two year round the world voyage of 16 ships from Theodore Roosevelt's refurbished Navy--a cruise that marked Americas' coming of age as a world power.

Author : Michael J. Crawford
Publisher : Department of the Navy
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015075641756

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The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet by Michael J. Crawford Pdf

Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States’ Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise. Separate chapters provide an overview of the origins, course, and accomplishments of the cruise, describe the ships that circumnavigated the globe, depict the character and experiences of the sailors who participated, narrate the cruise’s principal events and itinerary, and analyze the Great White Fleet’s significance organizationally for the United States Navy and diplomatically for the United States of America.

Author : Jerry Hendrix
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612518312

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Theodore Roosevelt's Naval Diplomacy by Jerry Hendrix Pdf

This book examines President Theodore Roosevelt’s use of the United States naval services as supporting components of his diplomatic efforts to facilitate the emergence of the United States as a Great Power at the dawn of the 20th century. After reviewing the development of Roosevelt’s personal philosophy with regard to naval power, the book traverses four chapters that reveal Roosevelt’s use of the Navy and Marine Corps to support American interests during the historically controversial Venezuelan Crisis (1902-03), Panama’s independence movement (1903), the Morocco-Perciaris Incident (1904) and the choice of a navy yard as the sight for the negotiations that ended the Russo-Japanese War. The voyage of the Great White Fleet and Roosevelt’s actions to technologically transform the American Navy are also covered. In the end the book details how Roosevelt’s actions combined to thrust the United States forward onto the world’s stage as a major player, and cemented T.R’s place in American history as a great president despite the fact that he did not serve during a time of war or major domestic disturbance. This history provides new information that finally lays to rest the controversy of whether Theodore Roosevelt did or did not issue an ultimatum to the German and British governments in December, 1902, bringing the United States to the brink of war with two of the world’s great powers. It also reveals a secret war plan developed during Panama’s independence movement which envisioned the United States Marine Corps invading Colombia to defend the sovereignty of the new Panamanian republic.

Author : James R. Reckner
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015014210390

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Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet by James R. Reckner Pdf

The story of the famous fleet that thrust the United States into the ranks of great world naval powers. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Mark Albertson
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : United States
ISBN : 9781604621457

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They'll Have to Follow You! by Mark Albertson Pdf

'Others may do as you have done, but they'll have to follow you!' so proclaimed Teddy Roosevelt to the sailors and marines assembled on the afterdeck of USS Connecticut, flagship of the Great White Fleet. The United States Navy had come of age, as sixteen coal-burning battleships carried the Stars and Stripes to the far-flung ends of the globe in the most extraordinary peacetime demonstration of naval power in modern times. It is a story set in the closing stages of the Golden Age of Imperialism, a time when the Great Powers engaged in a battleship-building binge that not only set the world tottering on the brink of global catastrophe, but foreshadowed the later contest in nuclear arms between the United States and the Soviet Union. In this companion volume to USS Connecticut: Constitution State Battleship, Mark Albertson captures one of the finest moments of the United States Navy. In the first major strategic initiative by the United States in the twentieth century, the Atlantic Fleet Battleship Force circumnavigated the globe, steaming more than 46,000 miles in the most monumental achievement in modern maritime history, a triumph that helped make the United States a global power, and eventually, a super power. Step aboard one of the ships comprising the Great White Fleet and travel round the world in They'll Have to Follow You!

Author : Michael J. Crawford
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Government publications
ISBN : 0945274661

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The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security by Michael J. Crawford Pdf

Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise.

Author : John B Hattendorf,William P Leeman
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781682475560

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Forging the Trident by John B Hattendorf,William P Leeman Pdf

Although Theodore Roosevelt has been the subject of numerous books, there has not been a single volume that traces Roosevelt's interaction with the U.S. Navy from his work as a naval historian in the 1880s through his leadership of the Navy as president in the early twentieth century. The editors of this volume fill in this gap in the historical literature. Each essay in this collection by leading historians of American naval history will cover one aspect of Roosevelt's relationship with the Navy while addressing the unifying theme of his use of history and America's naval heritage to advocate for strengthening and modernizing the Navy during his own lifetime. In addition to the book editors, contributors are: Sarah Goldberger, James R. Holmes, David Kohnen, Branden Little, Jon Scott Logel, Edward J. Marolda, Kevin D. McCranie, Matthew Oyos, Jason W. Smith, and Craig L. Symonds.

Author : Canada Steamship Lines
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020795301

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Niagara to the Sea by Canada Steamship Lines Pdf

This travel guide provides information about the various sites and attractions along the route from Niagara Falls to the sea. Published by the Canada Steamship Lines company, it includes descriptions of the various stops along the way as well as suggestions for activities and accommodations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472844545

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British Battleships 1890–1905 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The Royal Navy's battleships at the turn of the 20th century were the most powerful battlefleet in the world, and embodied one of the key periods in warship development - the development of the dreadnought battleship. The term 'pre-dreadnought' was applied in retrospect, to describe the capital ships built during the decade and a half before the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. At that moment these once great warships were rendered obsolete. However, until then, they were simply called 'battleships' and were unquestionably the most powerful warships of their day. These mighty warships represented the cutting edge of naval technology. The ugly ducklings of the ironclad era had been transformed into beautiful swans, albeit deadly ones. In Britain, this period was dominated by Sir William White, the Navy's Chief Constructor. Under his guidance the mastless battleships of the 1880s gave way to an altogether more elegant type of capital ship. The period of trial and error which marked the ironclad era ushered in a more scientific style of naval architecture. As a result, these battleships were among the most powerful warships in the world during the late Victorian era, and set a benchmark for the new battle fleets produced by navies such as Japan, Russia and the United States. Illustrated throughout with full-colour artwork, this fascinating study offers a detailed and definitive guide to the design, development and legacy of the Royal Navy's battleships at the turn of the 20th century as they paved the way for the coming of the Dreadnought.

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472806987

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US Standard-type Battleships 1941–45 (1) by Mark Stille Pdf

Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. It provides a detailed investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period. The Standard-types reflected a new design philosophy: by designing each class to meet common standards of maneuvrability and handling, vessels of different classes could operate as a single tactical unit without being limited by the performance of the slowest and least maneuvrable ship. At the time of their construction, these ships incorporated the latest design features such as triple gun turrets. Although they were rendered increasingly obsolete by evolving naval doctrines and the ascendance of the fast battleship, they served with distinction throughout World War II. This study combines analysis of design features and an absorbing narrative of operational histories to offer a comprehensive picture of the Standard-type battleships, from the brutal destruction of the USS Arizona to the triumphant occupation of Japan.

Author : Robert A. Hart
Publisher : Boston : Little, Brown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035146716

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The Great White Fleet by Robert A. Hart Pdf