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Events on Monday 16 December 1907 1
1907Great White Fleet departs on world cruiseUS Navy battleships begin voyage to project American naval powerSixteen battleships of the United States Navy, painted white, departed Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 16 December 1907 on a voyage around the world. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered the cruise to demonstrate American naval strength, particularly to Japan. The fleet returned in February 1909 after visiting ports on six continents.