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January
11th to 18th, 1909 - Athens, Greece
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Musicians
come alongside the USS Missouri while inport
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The
Third Division, under Admiral Seaton Schroeder,
was tasked with sending ships to Piraeus,
the Greek port for Athens. Schroeder
split his fllet in two and sent the Missouri
and Ohio to Athens. With only two
ships visiting the port, it
has proven to be one of the most difficult stops to
find items from the Fleet's visit. To the best
of my knowledge, there are not any postcards issued
for the fleet visit and I can not find any programs
or pins.
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I feel quite lucky to have found
the correspondence of George F. Biller, O.S, USS Missouri.
The cards shown above are supported by
his other cards sent to Miss Fanny Light and found on
this site under: George F.
Biller.
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The five real
photo postcards shown on this site are from the collection
of M.
R. Battey, USS Missouri. From the photos of
his collection, it appears the photographer did not
get ashore beyond the fleet landing. Images of
small boats alongside and the two Russian warships in
the harbor provides a glimpse of the activity around
the ship.
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