The U.S.S. New York was part of the Great White Fleet, sixteen Navy battleships dispatched by President Theodore Roosevelt in December 1907 on a voyage of global circumnavigation. The ships were painted white to signify their purportedly peaceful intentions.
The U.S.S. New York was part of the Great White Fleet, sixteen Navy battleships dispatched by President Theodore Roosevelt in December 1907 on a voyage of global circumnavigation. The ships were painted white to signify their purportedly peaceful intentions.