The "Great White Fleet", a name that doubled to both describe the painted battleships, which were painted white & at the same time send a message to the yellow race that the white race was still a great sea power. This was due to Japan's recent victory over Russia during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905.
Roosevelt was the US president in 1906. He did send the "Great White Fleet" around the world though on a "show of force" to the "Yellow Race", the Japanese (hence the white painted battleships) under the disquise of a "around the world good will cruise." The Japanese had just defeated the Russians in 1905, thus the Great White Fleet show of force cruise. This was to let the "Yellow Race" know that the "White Race" was still a power to be reckened with. See website (or the dictionary) for further information on the "Yellow Peril" of the early 20th century.
The battleships, known as "The Great White Fleet", were sent around the world to display United States' naval capability, which is another way of saying to show off American power.
They weren't battleships, they were obsolete and redundant World War 1 destroyers, and they weren't 'given', they were lent under the Lend/Lease Agreement and had to be either returned or paid for at the end of hostilities.
The Navy
the battleships usually sailed in the pacific ocean to guard the aircraft carriers
One could look for a coupon for an around the world cruise at Mouse Savers. It is also worth looking at Priceline and Krazy Koupon Lady for such deals.
The Disney Cruise departs from many different ports around the world. Some ports the cruise departs from include Miami, Vancouver, Barcelona, and Galveston.
All around the world. Alot from The Philipines, and Indonesia though.
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None. The last one in service was the USS Missouri, which was decommissioned (for the second time) on March 31 1992.