Keywords: Great White Fleet Gala DVIDS82203.jpg en Navy musicians play during the Great White Fleet Gala aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Hundreds of guests gathered aboard the Norfolk Va based aircraft carrier for a formal ceremony marking the centennial anniversary of the launching of the Great White Fleet President Theodore Roosevelt sent 16 battleships and 14 000 Sailors on an around-the-world cruise to demonstrate the nation's emergence as a world power Dec 15 1907 The ceremony was the first in a series of events to mark the landmark achievement 2007-12-15 CVN 71 https //www dvidshub net/image/82203 071215-N-+++++-004 2008-03-28 22 30 NORFOLK VA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |