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December 16th, Underway from Hampton Roads

From "Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet", "At 8:00 a.m.... the morning colors ceremony was conducted and the ships, full dressed, to honor President Roosevelt. A few minutes later the presidential yacht Mayflower hove into sight, and at a signal for the flagship all sixteen battleships rendered a simultaneous twenty-one-gun salute to the chief executive. The Mayflower continued into the Roads, received a second salute from Fort Monroe, and then proceeded down the column between the First and Second Squadrons." Many of the cards I have found are from the Chamberlin Hotel where people were able to view the fleet in the harbor from the pourch or walk along the pier.

LEFT: Vintage photograph of President Roosevelt seeing the fleet off from the Mayflower.

RIGHT: This bronze medalion was created to commerate the fleet's depatrure from Hapmton Roads. On the front, Theodore Roosevelt and on the back the Atlantic Fleet departing.

LEFT: This postcard was made and sold to members of the fleet documenting their stay at Hampton Roads. "Ships in full dress previous to departing Hampton Roads and "Teddy's" review. The Mayflower is labeled in the center.

RIGHT: Another 'Kodak' photo made into a postcard. "Fleet putting out to sea. Dec. 16,07." This and the previous card was found in the same collection of Milton Willard.

These two cards commerate the fleet's departure.

LEFT: January 18th, 1908, Oakland, CA, "The fleet is expected here around April 1st."

RIGHT: Ships in Line, Newport News.

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