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The White Hart

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The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
The White Hart
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+61 2 8021 2115

Address:
19-21 Grosvenor St, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia

The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the powerful United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe from 16 December 1907, to 22 February 1909, by order of United States President Theodore Roosevelt. Its mission was to make friendly courtesy visits to numerous countries, while displaying new U.S. naval power to the world. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts. Roosevelt sought to demonstrate growing American military power and blue-water navy capability. Hoping to enforce treaties and protect overseas holdings, the United States Congress appropriated funds to build American naval power. Beginning in the 1880s with just 90 small ships, over one-third of them wooden and therefore obsolete, the navy quickly grew to include new modern steel fighting vessels. The hulls of these ships were painted a stark white, giving the armada the nickname Great White Fleet.
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