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BB-18 USS CONNECTICUT

Radio Call Sign: November - Delta - Quebec

Connecticut Class Battleship: Displacement 16,000 Tons, Dimensions, 456' 4" (oa) x 76' 10" x 26' 9" (Max). Armament 4 x 12"/45 8 x 8"/45, 12 x 7"/45 20 x 3"/50, 4 21" tt. Armor, 11" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 9" Conning Tower. Machinery, 16,500 HP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 18 Knots, Crew 881.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York, Naval Ship Yard, 10 March 1903. Launched 29 September 1904. Commissioned 29 September 1906. Decommissioned 1 March 1923. Stricken 10 November 1923.
Fate: Sold 1 November 1923 and broken up for scrap.
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BB-18 Connecticut NR NEW TYPE OF BATTLESHIP DESIGNED BY ADMIRAL BOWLES.
Precursor of the Connecticut (BB-18). 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 20 July 1901, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR Navy's biggest ship, the Battleship Connecticut's (BB-18) ways are extremely strong. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 28 January, 1903, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 902k OUR TEN YEARS ADVANCE IN BATTLESHIP
THE NEW GROUPS OF ARMORED WAR VESSELS PROGRESS IN GUNS, PLATES AND POWDER - GREATER DISPLACEMENT
THE BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) AS SHE WILL APPEAR IN ACTION		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO.
Photo from The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 01 February 1903, Magazine Section, Image 51, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Connecticut730kNavy Yard New York.: Connecticut (BB-18) on the ways.National Archives Identifier: 6880403
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut906kLaunching Ways for the Connecticut (BB-18) on 3 June 1903.National Archives Identifier: 6881202
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
484kFrom right to left: Kearsarge (BB-5) & Maine (BB-10) behind the ways of the Connecticut (BB-18) under construction, 3 October 1903.National Archives Identifier: 6881027
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-10 Maine
011060		 5.62k A modern battleship, with every part numbered and named, circa 1904.Photo from the Library of Congress. Reproduction Number LC-DIG-ppmsca-58681.
Photo courtesy of loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR BUILDING AMERICA'S GREATEST BATTLESHIPS
A TIME RACE FOR A STAKE OF MILLIONS
Contestants: The United States Government and the Newport News Shipbuilding Company
The Rivals Must Show Within a Time Limit of Forty-five Months, Whether the Navy Department or the Corporation is the Best Builder of the Nation's Sea-Fighting Machine
First Class Battleship Connecticut (BB-18) as She Will Appear When Completed.		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN.
Photo from The Appeal. (Saint Paul, Minn;) 1889-19??, 23 April 1904, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR GRANDDAUGHTER OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S SECRETARY OF NAVY.
The announcement has been made by Governor Chamberlain that the honor of christening the battleship Connecticut (BB-18) will fall on a former Hartford girl, 'Miss Alice Brainard Welles, only granddaughter of the late Gideon Welles, famous Connecticut politician and Secretary of the Navy under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. 		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA
Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 31 August 1904, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR UNCLE SAM'S NEW AND POWERFUL BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18)
SEA FIGHTER AS SHE WILL APPEAR AT LAUNCHING SEPTEMBER 29 BEFORE THIRTY THOUSAND GUESTS 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 20 September 1904, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
BB-18 Connecticut NR THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) AS SHE WILL LOOK WHEN COMPLETED. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 25 September 1904, Image 18, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18), THE NAVY'S MOST POWERFUL BATTLESHIP. Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 25 September 1904, Second Section, Image 17, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR EFFORT IS MADE TO DAMAGE NEW BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18).
DIAGRAM SHOWING THE INCREASE IN SIZE OF TYPES OF U.S. BATTLESHIPS SINCE 1892 		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO.
Photo from The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 28 September 1904, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut567k Connecticut (BB-18) just before launching, looking East, 29 September 1904.National Archives Identifier: 6281748
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut484k Connecticut (BB-18) just before launching, looking Southeast.National Archives Identifier: 6281749
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011816n		2.65k Connecticut (BB-18) launched. Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr, from loc.gov courtesy of Joe Reese.
Connecticut408kConnecticut (BB-18) after the launching.
Note the Kentucky (BB-6) full of sailor spectators on the left.		National Archives Identifier: 6880372
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut445k Connecticut (BB-18) after the launching, ship is waterbourne.National Archives Identifier: 6880373
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut707k Connecticut (BB-18) after the launching, empty ways.National Archives Identifier: 6880374
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BB-18 Connecticut 1.15k BIG BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) IS OCEAN'S BRIDE
MISS ALICE WELLES, SPONSOR FOR NEW BATTLESHIP
She Christened the Connecticut as the Big Sea Fighter Passed Off the Ways 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 29 September 1904, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR BIG BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) NOW RIDES WAVES IN SAFETY
Launched Yesterday in the Presence of Immense Throng of People. Champagne Bottle Failed to Break and Was Smashed by Sailor. 		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA.
Photo from The Times Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 30 September 1904, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR LAUNCHING THE BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD YESTERDAY.
AS SHE STRIKES THE WATER. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 30 September 1904, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR SNAPSHOT OF THE BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) AT THE MOMENT WHEN SHE STARTED DOWN THE WAYS WITH CROWD CHEERING Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo from The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 05 October 1904, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR GIANT BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) LAUNCHED TODAY AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD
From a Photograph Taken Especially for The Evening World by Staff Photographer Curtis as the Formidable Sea Fighter Was Actually Sliding Into the Water After Being Christened by Miss Alice Welles 		Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Evening World. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 29 September 1904, Evening Edition, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) LAUNCHED
Chief Naval Constructor Richard H. Robinson. Only Twenty Nine Years of age. He Has Charge of Building of Big Battleship.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 29 September 1904, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR SAFEGUARDING A BATTLESHIP
Since the Mysterious Attempt to Destroy the Connecticut (BB-18) the Ship Has Been Guarded Night and Day. The Picture Shows the Extreme Care Now Taken of the Ship Afloat.
ARMED MEN GUARD NEW WARSHIPS, Owing to the three determined efforts to destroy the new battleship Connecticut at the Brooklyn navy yard, other constructors of war vessels throughout the country have become nervous over the safety of the great vessels now building, and two yards, that of the Bath Iron Works and the Fall River Shipbuilding Company, have taken measures to protect, the battleships Georgia (BB-15) and New Jersey (BB-16), nearly finished, at these respective plants.		Insert Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Link by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 11 October 1904, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN.
Photo from The Saint Paul Globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 08 October 1904, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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011800d		3.13k THE GOVERNMENT-BUILT BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18).
Keel laid 10 March 1903. Launched, 29 September 1904. Present condition, 88 per cent completed. Trials will take place March, 1906. 		Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr, from loc.gov courtesy of Joe Reese.
Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 10 October 1905, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut472k"Hercules" Placing Turret on Connecticut (BB-18), 23 May 1905.
The bow of the Massachusetts (BB-2) appears to the left.		Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen.
National Archives Identifier: 6880447
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut NR THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18), NOW ALL BUT FINISHED IS NO DREADNOUGHT, BUT SHE WILL REMAIN THE QUEEN OF THE AMERICAN NAVY FOR SOME TIME.
The Mighty Connecticut Practically Completed in Brooklyn. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 01 April 1906, Image 20, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.89k TEST OF BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) BEFORE GOING INTO COMMISSION
Interesting Tests Being Made to Determine Stability of Uncle Sam's New Fighter 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 13 September 1906, Last Edition, Image 14, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR BUILDING A BATTLESHIP
How a floating fortress is put together.
Various views of the Connecticut (BB-18) under construction & in drydock.		Image provided by: University of California, Riverside;
Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 21 October 1906, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Connecticut Class104kModel of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) and her five sisters:
Louisiana (BB-19),
Vermont (BB-20),
Kansas (BB-21),
Minnesota (BB-22),
New Hampshire (BB-25), as built, dated 23 March 1928.		Photo from National Archives & Record Administration (NARA), Record Group RG-19N, Box 33. Courtesy of Dan Treadwell.
BB-18 Connecticut71k Photo by Robert Enrique Muller of the Connecticut (BB-18) sometime shortly after her launching in September 1904. Photo courtesy of greatwhitefleet.info, by William Stewart.
BB-18 Connecticut71k Photo by Robert Enrique Muller of the Connecticut (BB-18) sometime shortly after her launching in September 1904. Photo courtesy of Arnold A. Putnam.
BB-18 Connecticut 990k PANAMA CANAL WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO AFFORD PLENTY OF ROOM TO THE LARGEST SHIP AFLOAT
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS PLAN OF THE CANAL
It is seen that the channel will easily accommodate the biggest vessels of the American Navy, like the battleship Connecticut (BB-18). The entire width of the canal excavation will be 340 feet; the bank on either side will be 10 feet high and 50 feet wide. So the width of the canal proper at the water line will be nearly 240 feet. There will be 35 feet of water, and as the canal's sides shelve inward, the bottom will be 150 feet wide. The battleship Connecticut, for example, is of 76 feet 10 inches beam. Its draft on its trial trip was 24 feet, 6 inches, and is 36 feet 9 inches at its displacement. So there will be nearly nine feet of water under the keel of such a vessel and the bottom of the canal, and in passing through it will be able in use its own power, working its engines at low speed.		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO.
Photo courtesy of The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 01 August 1905, Image 3,via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 858k LAUNCHING THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18), THE LARGEST BATTLESHIP IN THE UNITED STATES NAVYImage and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 05 November 1904, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut855kConnecticut (BB-18) installing the 12" gun in forward turret, while fitting out at Navy Yard, New York, 31 January 1906.Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Catalog No. NH 78219, Courtesy of J.C. Reilly, Jr via Mike Green.
BB-18 Connecticut108kWhat appears to be a part of her secondary armament of either 8"/45, 7"/45 guns is being lifted aboard the Connecticut (BB-18) while fitting out at the New York Naval Shipyard on 31 January 1906.Photo courtesy of maritmequest.com.
BB-18 Connecticut1.26kConnecticut (BB-18) getting one of her bow 12"/45 (30.5 cm) guns installed while fitting out at the New York Naval Shipyard on 31 January 1906.USN photo courtesy of navweaps.com. courtesy of Tony DiGiulian.
BB-18 Connecticut1.59kENGLAND'S MONSTER BATTLE-SHIP COMPARED WITH OUR GIANT CONNECTICUT (BB-18). Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Evening World.(New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 22 February 1906, Final Results Edition, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut3.39kConnecticut (BB-18) running speed trials off the Maine coast, 1906. Photographed by Enrique Muller. Note sailors crowding the rails, watching the photographer's boat, which is about to be swamped by the battleship's bow wave.USN photo # 9-LCM-51075, courtesy of history.navy.mil via Kyle Mountney.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.63k AT WORK ON THE LOADING DUMMY.
By the use of this machine men become experts at lifting and loading the heavy shells, and at the same time much wear and tear of the gun is saved, as the breechblock is swung into position after each shell is loaded and is opened again for the next shell. The mechanism would soon be worn out if the big guns were used for such practice work.
The new device is manufactured entirely in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, under the supervision of Captain Rohrer, inspector of ordnance, and Superintendent McCluskey, in charge of the ordnance machine shop. It is made mostly of steel, although there are a few parts of brass, and these are supported by a framework of steel. Each weighs about fifteen hundred pounds and is six to eight feet in length. The one shown in the accompanying illustration is intended for the Connecticut (BB-18).		Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 20 May 1906, Image 18, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut118kThe National Ensign is raised during commissioning ceremonies on the new battleship's after deck, at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, 29 September 1906.Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 55335.
BB-18 Connecticut637kThe National Ensign is raised during commissioning Ceremonies on Connecticut (BB-18), 29 September 1906 at New York Navy Yard. Notice the dates differ but other photos from a different angle ID this as during the commissioning. From the Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard, 1903 - 1920 collection at the National Archives on 13 October 1906.National Archives Identifier: 6880377
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut379k Connecticut (BB-18) with traditional masts.National Archives Identifier: 6880362
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Almost Unknown592kCirca 1907 photograph of US Navy battleships of the Maine, Virginia & Connecticut -classes & other units of the Atlantic fleet at a Naval Review off Old Point Comfort.Photographed by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, courtesy of the Library of Congress & National Museum of the U.S. Navy via flickr.com.
BB-13 VirginiaNRGREATEST AMERICAN FLEET
EVER ASSEMBLED IN TIME OFPEACE OR WAR UNDER ONE COMMANDER
Great Fighting Sea Monsters At Anchor in Hampton Roads for Spectacular Contrast of U S Engines of War With Foreign Countries Death - Dealing Machines and for Most Powerful and Terrible Peace Plea. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 21 April 1907, Magazine Section, Image 47, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Hampton Roads
011557		1.45k U. S. Naval display, Hampton Roads, Jamestown, Virginia.
Postcard shows battleships in the Great White Fleet surrounded by smaller craft at Hampton, Virginia. Ships include the Georgia (BB-15), Maine (BB-10), Indiana (BB-1), Rhode Island (BB-17), New Jersey (BB-16), Virginia (BB-13), Ohio (BB-12), Minnesota (BB-22), Alabama (BB-8), Louisiana (BB-19), Iowa (BB-4), Tennessee (ACR-10), Connecticut (BB-18), Kearsarge (BB-5), Illinois (BB-7) and Kentucky (BB-6). 		Photo & Copyright 1907 by W. N. Jennings, Phila., via Library of Congress. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-02684 (digital file from left half of original item) LC-DIG-ds-02744 (digital file from right half of original item)
BB-18 Connecticut145kSteam launches surround the Connecticut (BB-18) and another battleship as they lie at anchor, circa 1907.USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-18 Connecticut NR Wireless Telephones For Battleships Permit Admiral To Talk To All Ships With Boundless Ocean As Transmitter
HELLO, CAPTAINS! THIS IS EVANS!" 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo courtesy of The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 14 October 1907, Last Edition, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 558k Series of port quarter views & broadside of the Connecticut (BB-18) around the time of her great voyage. Photo # 80G-433633 & 80G-433641 (Insert) from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
Great White Fleet Cruise
BB-18 Connecticut81kSailors scale the ladders of the Connecticut's (BB-18) funnels, prior to painting them while she was in Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of the "Great White Fleet" cruise around the World in December 1907. Photo printed on a stereo-graph card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of Warren McLean.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.57k GETTING THE BATTLESHIPS AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD READY FOR THEIR VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC.
BLOCKING UP THE ALABAMA (BB-8) IN DRY DOCK.
THE SHIP'S POST-OFFICE ON THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18).
REPAIRING A PROPELLER OF THE CONNECTICUT 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 24 November 1907, Image 19, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 2.86k Battleship Connecticut (BB-18) Will Carry an Assorted Lot Of Mascots on the Long Cruise With Fleet to the Pacific
Jackies on Admiral Evans's Flagship Have Collected 2 Goats, a Pig, 2 Fox Terriers and a Big St. Bernard 		Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Evening World. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 03 December 1907, Final Results Edition, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut470kWorld Cruise of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1909 Lieutenant John E. Lewis, USN, with a mascot Kangaroo on board Connecticut (BB-18). The Kangaroo was presented to the ship by the citizens of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, when the U.S. Atlantic Fleet visited the city in late August 1908. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.USN photo # NH 50477 courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.85k FLOWER of the NAVY'S ship's and MEN Make up the GIANT PACIFIC FLEET
ADMIRAL EVANS, THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18), ABOVE, THE MAYFLOWER.
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 08 December 1907, Magazine Section, Image 51, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut2.16kFine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph showing the Atlantic Fleet flagship, Connecticut (BB-18), leading the "Great White Fleet"'s other fifteen battleships out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the beginning of the cruise around the World, 16 December 1907. Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 106192. Copied from "The New Navy of the United States", by N.L. Stebbins, (New York, 1912). Donation of David Shadell, 1987 via Bob Canchola.
Great White Fleet 15.4k The "Great White Fleet" steaming in column, probably while departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of their cruise around the World, December 1907. Kansas (BB-21) is at left, followed by Vermont (BB-20). USN photo # N-0000X-001 courtesy of navy.mil. Photographed by C.E. Waterman, Hampton, Va. via Bob Canchola
BB-18 Connecticut 1.17k DEPARTURE OF BATTLESHIPS FROM HAMPTON ROADS
THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) LEADING THE FLEET OUT TO SEA 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 18 December 1907, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 3.00k View of the deck of the battleship Connecticut (BB-18) of the Atlantic fleet, taken while that vessel was passing under Brooklyn bridge, and photograph of Admiral Robley D. Evans, commander in chief of the armada that will start upon its long cruise today. Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 16 December 1907, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 2.43k HOW SANTA CLAUS COMES TO AN AMERICAN BATTLESHIP AT SEA; ADMIRAL EVANS WRITES STORY OF HIS MOST THRILLING XMAS DAY.
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF ADMIRAL EVANS TAKEN IN HIS CABIN ON BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18), THE ADMIRAL HOLDING IN HIS FINGERS THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE TRANSMITTERS OVER WHICH HE WILL SEND A "MERRY CHRISTMAS" TODAY TO ALL THE SHIPS OF HIS FLEET 		Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 25 December 1907, Last Edition, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Connecticut Class577kSecretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter takes a tour of a "Great White Fleet" exhibition at Grand Central Station on 11 October 2008. The exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet which includes models of battleships, artifacts and memorabilia from Sailors aboard the ships and photo displays that tell the of the historical naval mission.
Pictured is a model of the name sake Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) and her five sisters:
Louisiana (BB-19),
Vermont (BB-20),
Kansas (BB-21),
Minnesota (BB-22) &
New Hampshire (BB-25). 		USN photo # N-5549O-006 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
Great White Fleet112kChart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route to be taken by the Atlantic Fleet's battleships and their associated Torpedo Flotilla, from their December 1907 departure from Hampton Roads, Virginia, until their planned arrival at San Francisco, California, in the spring of 1908. Text below the chart indicates that it was published in mid-December 1907.Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106219. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
BB-18 Connecticut83kProminent "Great White Fleet" Officers appear in this photo. From left to right & top to bottom:
First row: Captain McCrea, Captain Bartlett, Captain Kossuth Niles, of Louisiana (BB-19); Captain Hugo Osterhaus, of Connecticut (BB-18) & Captain Ingersoll.
Second row: Captain John M. Bowyer, of Illinois (BB-7); Captain Joseph B. Murdock, of Rhode Island (BB-17); Admiral Bob Evans; Admiral Potter, & Admiral Schroder.
Third row: Captain Alexander Sharp, of Virginia (BB-13); Captain Veeder, Captain Murrell, Admiral Wainwright, & Admiral Vaher.		Photo printed on a stereo-graph card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of Warren McLean.
BB-18 Connecticut99kCommanding officers of most of the fleet's ships, photographed in 1908. Those present include (Seated, left to right): Captain Hugo Osterhaus, of Connecticut (BB-18); Captain Kossuth Niles, of Louisiana (BB-19); Captain William P. Potter, of Vermont (BB-20); Captain John Hubbard, of Minnesota (BB-22); Captain Joseph B. Murdock, of Rhode Island (BB-17); Captain Charles E. Vreeland, of Kansas (BB-21).
Standing, left to right): Captain Hamilton Hutchins, of Kearsarge (BB-5); Captain Frank E. Beatty, of Wisconsin (BB-9); Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, of Nebraska (BB-14); Captain Thomas B. Howard, of Ohio (BB-12); Captain William H.H. Southerland, of New Jersey (BB-16); Captain Walter C. Cowles, of Kentucky (BB-6); Captain John M. Bowyer, of Illinois (BB-7); Captain Alexander Sharp, of Virginia (BB-13); Lieutenant Commander Charles B. McVay, of Yankton.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 59552.
BB-18 Connecticut111kRear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, Commander in Chief, made the Connecticut (BB-18) his flagship. Digital ID: ggbain # 03507. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut112kHugo Osterhaus was Captain of the Connecticut (BB-18) as part of the "Great White Fleet". Digital ID: ggbain # 13318. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut1.72kWIRELESS PHONES MAKE BATTLESHIP FLEET ONE GIGANTIC CHAIN
NAVY MANEUVERS REVOLUTIONIZED BY SUCCESS OF NEW INVENTION
Every Admiral Can Now Hear "Bob" Evans Voice Giving Orders Although Miles Away		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 29 December 1907, Magazine Section, Image 35, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Great White Fleet 67k "Sailors making foot-mats" on board a U.S. Navy battleship, circa 1907-1908. Note fire hose stowed in the background. This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet World cruise. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106073. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 70k "Scrubbing down decks" on board a U.S. Navy battleship, circa 1907-1908.
Note the ship's forecastle winch and anchor davits, laundry drying on lines running up from the bow to the foremast, and fire-hose hung on the lifelines at left. This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet World cruise. Note fire hose stowed in the background. 		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106074. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
BB-18 Connecticut260k5 photo PDF of various stereoscopic color prints of Connecticut (BB-18) life.Photos courtesy of SK/3 Tommy Trampp.
Great White Fleet 81k "First mail from home" is distributed to crew members of a battleship, after the Atlantic Fleet's arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in January 1908.
This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet World cruise. 		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106086. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet112kChart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 29 January 1907 departure from Trinidad until their arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 January 1908. It emphasizes the offshore course taken to avoid strong westerly currents off the northeastern coast of South America.Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106221. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
G. Dall'aros1.39kU.S. Atlantic Fleet Battleships at Anchor. Painting by G. Dall'aros, 1908, depicting three battleships of the "Great White Fleet" in a Brazilian anchorage, January 1908. One of the battleships has a collier alongside. The Brazilian cruiser Almirante Tamandare is in the left foreground. Courtesy of Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf, 1977.
USN photo # NH 85503-KN courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
John Charles Roach2.12k"Great White Fleet" Painting by John Charles Roach, 1984, depicting U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming at sea during their 1907-1909 World cruise.USN photo # NH 95513-KN courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph via the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
Straits of Magellan290k The "Great White Fleet" in the Straits of Magellan, 1908, from a painting by Henry Reuterdahl.Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
Great White Fleet129kChart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the movements of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 8 February 1908 passage of the western part of the Straits of Magellan until their arrival at Callao, Peru, on 20 February 1908.Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106227b. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
BB-18 ConnecticutNRADMIRAL EVANS AT THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE IN THE BRIDGE CABIN OF THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo & text by Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 08 March 1908, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut185kMAGDELENA BAY, WHERE THE FLEET ASSEMBLES FOR TARGET PRACTICE.
INTENSE RIVALRY OF CREWS IN MAKING NEW RECORDS WITH THE BIG GUNS
Seven inch gun drill aboard the Connecticut (BB-18) in Magdalena Bay, Mexico on 12 March 1908.		PDF Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside;
Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 29 March 1908, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 719k GREAT BATTLESHIP SQUADRON WHILE ON A VISIT TO FRIENDLY PORT
FLEET SHORTLY AFTER ANCHORING AT CALLAO HARBOR		Image and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ
Photo from Bisbee Daily Review. (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 01 April 1908, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSPECTS WAR VESSELS
The Fleet Riding at Anchor at San Pedro Just Before Forming Into Squadrons		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo from Los Angeles Herald.(Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 20 April 1908, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 ConnecticutNRForward Turret Guns of Connecticut (BB-18) Taken at Close RangeImage and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo from Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 22 April 1908, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut3.27kWHEN ITS FIGHT AND WHEN IT IS FROLIC
LIFE ABOARD THE BATTLESHIPS OF UNCLE SAM		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 26 April 1908, Image 4 & 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Bowyer 231k Illustrator Henry Reuterdahl accompanied the fleet at Roosevelt's request. Here is his interpretation of the Connecticut (BB-18) entering the Golden Gate with Evans' broad pennant at the main, as published in Collier's. Photo & text courtesy of cityofart.net
Golden Gate273k The "Great White Fleet" entering the Golden Gate in 1908, a watercolor by Henry Reuterdahl.Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
BB-18 Connecticut1.22kTHE WORLD'S GREATEST FLEET NOW IN CALIFORNIA WATERS
Fifty-Three War Ships and Auxiliary Naval Crafts Ready for Voyage Across Pacific.		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA.
Photo from The Times Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 03 May 1908, INDUSTRIAL SECTION, Image 19, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Fleet at Long Beach 507k The fleet at San Diego, Calif., 5, May 1908.
What looks like two Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships to the left; a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship in the center with what might be three other Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships in the immediate distance; two Illinois class (BB-7 / 9) battleships are on the right corner, behind them are the two Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) battleships and a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) or Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship in the right corner of the photo. 		Library of Congress photo # pan 6a33626,by W. D. Lambert; submitted by Tom Kermen.
BB-5 Kearsarge 573k Atlantic Fleet entering Golden Gate 6th May 1908. Library of Congress photo # pan 6a33669, from the Panoramic View Co., Chas. Z. Bailey, Mgr., Los Angeles, Cal. submitted by Tom Kermen.
BB-18 Connecticut3.71kUnited States fleet, San Francisco Bay. Photo pan 6a33217 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
BB-18 Connecticut179kOn 8 May 1908, the Atlantic Fleet joined the Pacific Fleet in San Francisco Bay for a review by the Secretary of the Navy, and the combined fleets continued their cruise, with Connecticut (BB-18) as flagship, showing the flag and bringing a show of American strength to many parts of the world. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-18 Connecticut3.37kScenes in yesterday's entertainment of fleet visitors is shown.Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 12 May 1908, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Naval Review in San Francisco Bay, 17 May 1908 155k Panoramic photograph by the Pillsbury Picture Company showing the review of the "Great White Fleet"on 17 May 1908 by Secretary of the Navy Victor A. Metcalf, embarked in Yorktown (PG-1), which is steaming toward the left in the right center of the image. Three destroyers are in the line nearest to the camera (from left to center), with either Hopkins (DD-6) or Hull (DD-7) in the center and Lawrence (DD-8) next astern. Eleven battleships are present, in the rows on the opposite side of Yorktown's course, and seven Pacific Fleet armored cruisers are in the most distant row. Photo # NH 105310, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
BB-18 Connecticut92kFourth of July sports on the quarterdeck, while underway in the Pacific during the "Great White Fleet" cruise around the World, 1908. Other battleships are visible astern, steaming in column.Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 42757.
BB-18 Connecticut3.16kTars Accept Musical Gifts With Three Rousing Cheers
Scene at the presentation of the 16 organs donated to the battleships of the fleet. A singing service was immediately started on the Connecticut (BB-18).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 06 July 1908, Image 14, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 3.07k Great Armada Sails Away on Voyage to the Orient
Scenes attending the departure of the battleship fleet for Honolulu and the orient. Above is the Connecticut (BB-18), with prow turned toward the wide Pacific, and below is a last view of the departing squadron.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA
Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 08 July 1908, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut125kCrewmen of one of the ship's seven-inch broadside guns pose with their target, following gunnery practice during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, 1908.Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 60991.
Great White Fleet95kConnecticut (BB-18) crew members with some of their mascots, during the World cruise of the "Great White Fleet" circa 1908. Among the animals present are birds, a pig, a bear cub, a monkey, goats, dogs and cats. The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106201. Donation of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
Great White Fleet 72kU.S. Marines ashore at Honolulu, during the Atlantic Fleet's visit to Hawaii in July 1908. Note the Krag-Jorgensen rifles carried by these Marines. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106100. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 101k Pie Eating Contest on board a U.S. Navy battleship, circa 1907-1908. This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet's World cruise. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 10075. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 97k Pineapples piled on an Atlantic Fleet battleship's deck, during the "Great White Fleet's visit to Honolulu in July 1908. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106099. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 79k Race boat crew from one of the Fleet's battleships resting at Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii Territory, 19 July 1908. Their ship is probably Connecticut (BB-18), as the officer in the left center background is Midshipman Robert R.M. Emmet, who was assigned to that ship. The original photo, printed on post card stock, states that this was "the winning crew that day". The card was mailed at Honolulu on 21 July 1908. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106181. Courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
BB-18 Connecticut634kTHE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) AT THE OCEANIC WHARFImage and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 20 July 1908, SECOND SECTION, Image 15, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Great White Fleet 104k Post card welcoming the "Great White Fleet" to Australia, circa August-September 1908. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106181-KN. Courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
GWF901kTHE ATLANTIC FLEET OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY
From Official Bulletin of Bureau of Navigation showing the Vessels off the Port of Callao practicing the Gridiron maneuver. This is considered by Naval authorities to be the most dangerous evolution in steam tactics and its improper execution caused the loss of HMS Victoria with 798 men in 1893.
Picture faithfully represents the entire Fleet in official formation and vessels can be identified by numbers corresponding to table appended:
First Division
1. Connecticut (BB-18), Flagship, 2. Kansas (BB-21), 3. Vermont (BB-20), 4. Louisiana (BB-19),
Second Division
5. Georgia (BB-15), Flagship, 6. New Jersey (BB-16), 7. Rhode Island (BB-17), 8. Virginia (BB-13),
18 Torpedo Flotilla
Whipple (DD-15), Truxtun (DD-14), Lawrence (DD-8), Stewart (DD-13), Hopkins (DD-6) & Hull (DD-7)
Third Division
9. Minnesota (BB-22), Flagship, 10. Ohio (BB-12), 11. Missouri (BB-11), 12. Maine (BB-10)
17. Yankton {Special Dispatch Tender}
Fourth Division
13. Alabama (BB-8), Flagship 14. Illinois (BB-7), 15. Kearsarge (BB-5), 16. Kentucky (BB-6)
19. Auxiliaries
Glacier, [refrigerating ship], Panther,[repair ship], Culgoa, [storeship] & Arethusa,[torpedo flotilla tender]. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by The National Tribune. (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 24 September 1908, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Great White Fleet 67k U.S. Navy Chief Machinist's Mate poses with a Japanese lady on a battleship's deck, during the Atlantic Fleet's visit to Yokohama, Japan in October 1908. Note the battleship's eight-inch gun turret in the background, and the inscription on the image: "She also speaks English". Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106109. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 100k Postcard published in Japan to commemorate the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit there in October 1908. This card features pictures of the Fleet's sixteen battleships, plus images of three Japanese ladies, plus flags and symbols of the United States and Japan. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106114-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 106k Postcard published in Japan to commemorate the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit there in October 1908. This embossed card features a broadside view of a Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship and the message "Welcome American Fleet". Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106121-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Colombo, Ceylon72kColombo, Ceylon. Senegalese diver-beggars paddling alongside a U.S. Navy ship, during the "Great White Fleet's" visit to Ceylon in December 1908. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106123. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Great White Fleet 74k Connecticut (BB-18) crew members handling the after-body of a 21-inch torpedo, circa 1909. Note the cart used for moving torpedoes on board ship. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 63012. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, Jr., 1928.
BB-18 Connecticut480k"Great White Fleet's" World Cruise, 1907-1909. View looking aft from high on the foremast of Connecticut (BB-18), as she transits the Suez Canal in January 1909. Note the small sailing vessel following astern.USN photo # NH 41504 courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
Great White Fleet 83k Local workers coaling one of the Fleet's battleships at Port Said, Egypt, following her January 1909 Suez Canal transit. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106128. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Atlantic Fleet451kRussian Midshipmen's Training Detachment and Connecticut (BB-18) off Messina to provide earthquake relief, 9 January 1909.
Connecticut, in the right background with white hull, was then in the Mediterranean during the final stages of the "Great White Fleet" World cruise. The Russian ships, in the center wearing grey paint, are (from right to left): armored cruiser Admiral Makarov, battleship Slava, battleship Tsessarevich, and (probably) cruisers Bogatyr and Oleg. 		Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, 1928.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph # NH 1570.
BB-18 Connecticut133kConnecticut (BB-18) and other ships of the "Great White Fleet". The ships are at Gibraltar on 31 January 1909.Contributed by Eugene B. Canfield, courtesy of Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory) and the U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History Magazine, December 2002 issue.
Connecticut class 109k One of the Fleet's Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships at Villefranche, France in 1909. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106137. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Itinerary 140k Post card providing the Connecticut's (BB-18) itinerary during the "Great White Fleet's" World cruise.
This card was published prior to the completion of the cruise, as it is postmarked Mason, Michigan in January 1909 (exact date is unclear) and some dates apparently reflect the Fleet's original schedule. These notably include the dates of arrival at the Suez Canal (3 January 1909, not 5 January) and Hampton Roads (22 February 1909, not 21 January). 		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106168-KN. Donation of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
BB-18 Connecticut 2.73k THE ATLANTIC FLEET STEAMING IN SINGLE COLUMN FORMATION Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 21 February 1909, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut2.0kPresident Theodore Roosevelt (standing on 12" gun turret at right). Addresses officers and crewmen on the after deck of Connecticut (BB-18), in Hampton Roads, Virginia, upon her return from the Atlantic Fleet's cruise around the World, 22 February 1909.Text courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 1836. USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
BB-18 Connecticut 2.76k MAP SHOWING HAMPTON ROADS. THE POSITION OF THE MAYFLOWER FROM WHICH THE PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW THE FLEET. THE STEAMING COURSE OF THE BATTLESHIPS AND THEIR ANCHORAGES AFTER THE REVIEW Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 22 February 1909, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Review
011810f		2.41k Three Rear Admirals: Rear Admiral R.D, Evans (seated). Commander in Chief of the Great Atlantic Fleet. Rear Admiral C.H. Davis (on right) commanding the 2nd Division of the 1st Squadron. Rear Admiral W.H. Brownson, (on left) commanding the 2nd Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. Photo by Dawson - Rich Co, Philadelphia., from loc.gov courtesy of Joe Reese.
BB-18 Connecticut2.98kTHE MEN AND THE SHIPS WHICH COMMANDED THE ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD. REAR ADMIRAL C. S. SPERRY. REAR ADMIRAL CONWAY H. ARNOLD.
BATTLESHIP FLEET'S WORLD CRUISE ENDS		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 23 February 1909, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut1.21kADMIRAL SPERRY'S FLAGSHIP AT ANCHOR IN HAMPTON ROADS
FLEET IS WELCOMED H0ME BY THRONGS
Not Until Another Returns From Battle Will There Be Such.
PRESIDENT WELCOMES OFFICERS ON BOARD
"Here They Are, Returning Without a Scratch," Said President Roosevelt Enthusiastically, After Referring to Prophecies of Disaster."Isn"t It Magnificent? 		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA.
Photo from The Times Dispatch.(Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 23 February 1909, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut NR President Roosevelt & Party on the Connecticut (BB-18). Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 24 February 1909, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut1.34kWELCOME TO THE FLEET.
ADMIRAL SPERRY (ON THE LEFT) WELCOMES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND PARTY ABOARD THE FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18).
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (IN THE CENTER) AND SECRETARY OF THE NAVY NEWBERRY GREETING ADMIRAL SPERRY ABOARD THE MAYFLOWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FLEET DROPPED ANCHOR IN HAMPTON ROADS.		Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo from The Spokane Press.(Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 04 March 1909, Image 8.
Insert image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo from Los Angeles Herald.(Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 21 March 1909, Image 38 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut1.26kAround the World with the Fleet
HAMPTON ROADS TO SAN FRANCISCO		 Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo & text by Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 07 March 1909, Image 38, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut297kWHEN THE FLEET CAME HOME-SCENES AT HAMPTON ROADS, 22 FEBRUARY.
The Flagship Connecticut (BB-18) of Commander-in-Chief Sperry, at Head of Column, Begins Saluting as She Approaches Mayflower
The President and Fleet Officers on the After Deck of the Connecticut. 		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo from Los Angeles Herald.(Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 21 March 1909, Image 40, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 402k The Nebraska (BB-14) tied up (on the right) at the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard ca. 1909. The battleship on the left is Connecticut (BB-18). Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org.
Bowyer 154k Capt. John Marshall Bowyer was the commanding officer of the battleship Connecticut (BB-18) in 1909. Photo courtesy of the United States Naval Academy via Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut 2.66k THE BATTLESHIPS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET IN PROVINCETOWN HARBOR
HOW THE SHIPS APPEAR EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW FIRE CONTROL MASTS
THE FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) READY FOR THE MANEUVERS. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 22 July 1909, Image 12, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut
011807a		 1.42k Connecticut (BB-18) being overhauled in 1909, post-Great White Fleet, at the New York Navy Yard. By October of 1909 she was modernized, with cage masts, and no longer white, at the Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York. Text by C. Seavey, & photo courtesy of loc.gov
Hudson- Fulton Celebration 805k Panoramic view of battleships in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909. Photo det pan 6a16597 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
BB-12 Ohio 1.02k Connecticut (BB-18) in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909. Photo det 4a16075 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
Albert Weston Grant136kCapt. Albert Weston Grant commanded the battleship Connecticut (BB-18) 26 October 1909 to February 1910.Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut228kView on Connecticut (BB-18). Digital ID 3512133023_195e26d2bb_o,# ggbain 13305, LC-B2- 2728-7. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection.
1910's
BB-18 Connecticut136kVisitors on board the Connecticut (BB-18), 1910. Digital ID 2162982489,# ggbain 09951, LC-B2-2331-8. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection.
BB-18
011810b		2.41kThe Connecticut (BB-18) leading the North Atlantic Squadron under full speed at sea off Provincetown, Mass., 1910. Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen.
National Archives Identifier: 45513321.
Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-9.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut778kPutting powder on the Connecticut (BB-18), 1910. Digital ID 2162982489,# ggbain 09565, LC-B2-2266-1. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection.
BB-12
011210		2.41kMonthly Progress Photo - Cob Removal Causeway Looking South at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 30 April 1910.
The ship on the far left is one of the first three BB-18 class, Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19) & Vermont (BB-20) but it is hard to confirm which. I lean toward Vermont, but that is far from certain. The next ship, moving to the right, is the Ohio (BB-12). Toward the right side of the photo, the ship in the background is Massachusetts (BB-2), based on the stack config. The ship between Massachusetts and the camera is the Hancock (Transport / AP-3), which was receiving ship at New York 1910-1913. 		Photo & text i.d. courtesy of Chuck Haberlein, Richard M. Jensen & David Wright.
National Archives Identifier: 6282120.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Atlantic Fleet1.32kStern view of the Connecticut (BB-18) & Nebraska (BB-14) at the New York Navy Yard, on 22 July 1910.Photograph by Enrique Muller.
National Archives Identifier: 45512703
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-006.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Atlantic Fleet657kPastoral scene as Connecticut (BB-18) passes a farm in 1910.Photograph by Enrique Muller.
National Archives Identifier: 45512695
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-002.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Connecticut
011884		3.09k Connecticut (BB-18) down under. Photo courtesy of James Gallegos via Gary Priolo.
BB-17 Rhode IslandNRBATTLESHIPS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET COMING UP THE RIVER.
THE RHODE ISLAND (BB-17) UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
THE DREADNOUGHT DELAWARE (BB-28) BIGGEST SHIP IN OUR NAVY
THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 28 September 1910, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba62kPanoramic image (made from two individual views), showing U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships and auxiliaries in Guantanamo Bay, circa the early or middle 1910s.
Ships present include (in left half of image): four Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleships, one South Carolina class (BB-26 / 27) battleship, one Delaware class (BB-28 / 29) battleship, two unidentified auxiliaries and a collier; (in right half of image): all six Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships, both Mississippi class (BB-23 / 24) battleships, two unidentified auxiliaries, hospital ship Solace (AH-2) and a gunboat. 		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 104537. Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
Capt. William Rees Rush166kCapt. William Rees Rush commanded the battleship Connecticut (BB-18) from January 1910 - October 1912. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut143kIn 1911, Captain Hugh Rodman assumed command of Connecticut (BB-18) as his flagship, Atlantic Fleet. Digital ID ggbain # 15953. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.54k First Division under way steaming out of New York harbor.
The Connecticut (BB-18) is flying the 2 star flag of Admiral Osterhaus, commander of the fleet, 3 October 1911.
Either South Carolina (BB-26) or Michigan (BB-27) behind the Connecticut. 		National Archives Identifier:45513426
Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-60.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut2.33k1,000,000 PERSONS TODAY SEE 102 SHIPS COSTING $300,000,000
America's mightiest fighting machine, Connecticut (BB-18), a typical vessel of the great fleet which today passed in review, and used by Admiral Osterhaus, commander of the fleet, as his battleship. There are 24 other ships of this type in today's demonstration. 		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN.
Photo from The Bemidji Daily Pioneer. (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 31 October 1911, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.14k THE FLEET ILLUMINATED, AS SEEN FROM 72D STREET.
THE FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18)
Light outlines great fleet in Hudson. Six miles of warships spring out of darkness. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 31 October 1911, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut3.18kOLD OREGON (BB-3) IN LEAD OF MIGHTY FLEET
Four Columns of Powerful Wardogs Steam to San Pedro
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, commanding the Atlantic fleet (upper portrait); Captain William R. Shoemaker, his chief of staff, and the rear admirals flagship, the battleship Connecticut (BB-18). 		Photo by Underwood & Underwood.
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1 November 1911, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 676k Flagship Firing Salute as President Went Aboard Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo from The Evening World. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 01 & 02 November 1911, Final Edition, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 561k PHOTO OF DECK OF FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18).
One of the war ships of the North Atlantic Squadron, now mobilized in N.Y. harbor photographed from the top of the giant military mast.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo by The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 2 November 1911, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 1.17k THE BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) LEADING THE FLEET TO SEA.
The Presidential yacht Mayflower at the right. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 03 November 1911, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut1.08kTHE FLEET IN FULL DRESS
(THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) IN THE FOREGROUND)
IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENT'S INSPECTION 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 3 November 1911, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut180kLt. Anderson, Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, and Captain Hugh Rodman enjoy a lighter moment aboard the Connecticut (BB- 18).(Note: The image is not dated nor is the ship; however, I believe it is aboard the Connecticut.) Digital ID: ggbain # 13318. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
BB-18 Connecticut344kContinuing to serve as flagship for the Atlantic Fleet until 1912, Connecticut (BB-18) cruised the east coast and the Caribbean from her base at Norfolk, conducting training and joining in ceremonial observances. Between 2 November 1910 and 17 March 1911, she made an extended cruise in European waters on a scouting problem. Connecticut appears here at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 29 December 1911.National Archives Identifier:6880378
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BB-18 Connecticut563kBetween cage mast and Connecticut (BB-18) bridge on 29 December 1911.National Archives Identifier:6880379
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BB-18 Connecticut594kMaybe the best look of Connecticut's (BB-18) cage mast you may ever see, 29 December 1911.National Archives Identifier:6880380
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BB-18 Connecticut417kTwo saluting pieces (?) that align Connecticut's (BB-18) bridge, 29 December 1911.National Archives Identifier:6880382
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BB-18 Connecticut349kConnecticut (BB-18) decked out with holiday decorations on her bell & mast, 29 December 1911.National Archives Identifier:6880383
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BB-18 Connecticut489kPart of Connecticut (BB-18) secondary armament, 2 January 1912.National Archives Identifier:6880384
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BB-18 Connecticut NR WITH THE FLEET AT TARGET PRACTICE
THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18) FIRING A BROADSIDE AT THE SAN MARCOS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 06 April 1912, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Various Views of the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson
Review
012173m		4.51k Mobilization of Atlantic Fleet at New York, 12 - 15 October 1912. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
Review
012173		1.36k U.S. Battleship Fleet during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson.
The nearest ship half visible on the right is the New Hampshire (BB-25) based on the distinctive half-cased stacks. The two sister ships behind her are not clear enough to specifically ID. The fourth ship is one of the Mississippi class, but again, not clear enough to ID.		 Photo i.d. via Richard M. Jensen.
Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
Review
012173d		1.38k Small boats join during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
BB-18 Connecticut1.03kMAYOR'S COMMITTEE ABOARD THE FLAGSHIP CONNECTICUT (BB-18) Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 07 October 1912, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut312k Connecticut (BB-18) & Commander in Chief's Yacht Mayflower - during the Naval Review at New York on 14 October 1912. Note the other battleships in the background all dressed up with flags.Digital ID: ggbain.09970. # 2163782918_8e223b8e45_o. LC-B2-2335-1. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen.
Hi-res photo by Paul Thompson from National Geographic, 1917 via Dan Wilmes.
BB-18 Connecticut330kPainting the Connecticut (BB-18) probably during the Naval Review at New York on 14 October 1912. Note the cage mast of another battleship in the background and the buildings along the waterfront.Digital ID: ggbain.09950. # 2163783392_d25fba3714_o. LC-B2-2331-4. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen.
BB-33 Arkansas 144k Wrong write
Caption says Pres. Taft boards Arkansas (BB-33).
The BB is definitely a pre-Dreadnought of the Connecticut class. This is shown by the lack of a conning tower, making this the quarterdeck rather than the forecastle. So the ship is flush-decked. Casemate config matches the Connecticut (BB-18) as well. The C emblazoned on the bow of the boat on the davits also marks it as the Connecticut. 		Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen.
Digital ID: # 2404820229_c65d6780c9. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen.
BB-18 Connecticut679kThe President of the U.S. on board a barge which flies his flag at the bow while taking him from the Mayflower to the flagship.Photo by Paul Thompson from National Geographic, 1917 via Dan Wilmes.
BB-18 Connecticut599kWater Front, COB dock & Coal plant, looking N.E.
Connecticut (BB-18) on the right, North Dakota (BB-29) appears on the left, 30 November 1912.		National Archives Identifier:6281407
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Almost UnknownNRSCENE OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY WHEN FLEET AND SHORE WERE ILLUMINATED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF FLAMING ELECTRIC BULBS
NEW YORK, Oct. 16-Pen cannot describe and even photography is inadequate in depicting the splendor of the scene at night during the visit of the fleet to this city. Thousands and thousands of electric lights were hung along Riverside drive, which parallels the Hudson river for miles, and all of the vessels in the fleet were outlined by lines of gleaming lamps. In the accompanying picture the soldiers' and sailors' monument appears in the foreground with the curved line of Riverside drive at the left. Several battleships are shown in the river, with the lights on the New Jersey shore in the distance. 		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH.
Photo by The Democratic Banner.(Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 October 1912, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-29 North Dakota 554k Water Front, Looking Northwest from Top after Mast, Wyoming (BB-32) in Dry Dock Number 4 on 3 December 1912.
The North Dakota (BB-29) appears on the right, the Connecticut (BB-18) is pier side on the left.		 National Archives Identifier: 6281653
Agency-Assigned Identifier: F672 N156
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BB-18 Connecticut51kFiring a gun of her after starboard eight-inch turret, during battle practice in 1913. The 12"/45 guns of the battleship's after turret are in the foreground. Photographed by Enrique Muller. USNHC # NH 63640.
Connecticut Class189kTwo Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships pictured against the background of a Guantanamo Bay sunset, 1913-14. Courtesy of Bob Mabin. Photo i.d. courtesy of Geoffry Woods.
Veracruz Incident
BB-18 Connecticut489kMARINES LAND AT VERACRUZ
Badger's Ships Ordered to Blockade Harbor of Veracruz
Five of the Battleships Which Will Participate in Blockade		 Image and text provided by University of Oregon, Knight Library; Eugene, OR.
Photo courtesy of The Evening Herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 21 April 1914, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 ConnecticutNR12 INCH GUNS IN THE FORWARD TURRET OF THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18).
One of the batteries of big guns already trained on the Mexican ports of Tampico and Veracruz, the projectiles of which could pound both sea ports to pieces inside of an hour. 		Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Harrisburg Telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 21 April 1914, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-12 Ohio507kVERACRUZ TAKEN AFTER BOMBARDMENT
PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE STURDY FIGHTERS OF THE ATLANTIC FLEET STEAMING OUT OF HAMPTON ROADS FOR MEXICAN WATERS
LEFT TO RIGHT: THE OHIO (BB-12), THE VERMONT (BB-20), THE CONNECTICUT (BB-18), THE NORTH DAKOTA (BB-29), THE DELAWARE (BB-28), THE FLORIDA (BB-30), THE UTAH (BB-31), AND THE ARKANSAS (BB-33).		Image and text provided by University of Oregon, Knight Library; Eugene,OR.
Photo from Medford Mail Tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, 22 April 1914, SECOND EDITION, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut 749k UNCLE SAM WILL KEEP A BIG FLEET IN MEXICAN WATERS
Rear Admiral Mayo and scene on his flagship Connecticut (BB-18).
Here's one of Uncle Sam's big fighting vessels that will stay in Mexican waters until the present troubles in the southern republic are over. It is the flagship of Rear Admiral Mayo, whose action in demanding a salute from Huerta led the president to seize the Mexican port of Veracruz. Rear Admiral Mayo is in command of the American war vessels now at Tampico. 		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library.
Photo from The Ogden Standard. (Ogden City, Utah) 1913-1920, 22 April 1914, 4 P.M. City Edition, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut1.29kAmerican refugees boarding the US battleship Connecticut (BB-18) during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz.USN photo # LC-DIG-GGBAIN-15836 courtesy of the Library of Congress, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, courtesy of flickr.com.
BB-18 Connecticut99kRear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, USN (center, front)with Mexican Officials and U.S. Navy Officers on the quarterdeck of a U.S. Navy battleship off Veracruz, probably at the time of the U.S. intervention there, circa April-November 1914. Many of those present are identified on Photo # NH 95151 (complete caption). Photographed by Hadsell, Veracruz. The ship appears to be one of the Connecticut class (BB-18- 22/25). Note 12"/45 guns, with sub-caliber rifles and sighting training devices mounted on them. Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 61208.
U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships1.15k U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming toward Mexican waters in 1914. Photograph copyrighted in 1914 by E. Muller, Jr., and Pach.
The following battleships that were dispatched to Mexican waters included the:
Ohio (BB-12), Virginia (BB-13), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Jersey (BB-16), Rhode Island (BB-17), Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), Mississippi (BB-23), Idaho (BB-24), New Hampshire (BB-25), South Carolina (BB-26), Michigan (BB-27), Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31), Wyoming (BB-32), Arkansas (BB-33), New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35) .
In insets are (left to right):
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo,
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher,
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. 		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 60322.
BB-18 Connecticut230kA postcard photo of the Connecticut (BB-18) during a port visit to Bar Harbor, Maine 4-11 September 1914. Photo from the collection of Raymond Strout, submitted by Jonathan Eno.
Mid - Late 19 Teens / Early 20's
BB-18 ConnecticutNRBattleship Connecticut (BB-18) in drydock at League Island. The picture shows the chain around the broken right propeller of the big war craft which forced her to seek the drydock at the Navy Yard here for repairs, which may keep her out of service for several weeks. Photo by Underwood & Underwood.
Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo courtesy of Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 3 April 1915, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-32 Wyoming539k"Ships of the Atlantic Fleet playing their searchlights at night along the Hudson River."USN photo by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of memory.loc.gov.
Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 16 May 1915, Page 1.
PNSY
011847h		 2.05k RE-ENFORCEMENTS FOR AMERICANS IN HAITI
Scene in the League Island navy yard in Philadelphia, as 500 Marines were being hurried aboard the battleship Connecticut (BB-18) to be taken to Haiti to re-enforce the command of Rear Admiral Caperton and help in restoring order on the island.		 Photo by Underwood & Underwood
Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Text by The North Platte Semi- Weekly Tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, 13 August 1915, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Photo courtesy of gettyimages.com
BB-18 Connecticut565kThe U.S. battleship Connecticut (BB-18) left League Island today bearing 700 marines for Port- au-Prince, Haiti, where they will report to Admiral Caperton. A crowd gathered to see the Marines off, and there were a variety of leave takings, one of which is shown in the insert. Photo by Underwood & Underwood.
Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo courtesy of Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914- 1942, 31 July 1915, Night Extra, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut1.32kAfter repairs and temporary service as receiving ship at Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1916 (date of this photo), Connecticut (BB-18) returned to full commission 3 October 1916 as flagship of the Fifth Division, Battleship Force, Atlantic Fleet. She operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean until the United States entered World War I.
She appears here in Hampton Roads, VA. Note the laundry look along the bow.		 Text courtesy of DANFS.
Photograph by Enrique Muller.
National Archives Identifier: 45512701
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-005.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut1.03kOn Our Battleships, Christmas dinner is built to satisfy the man's appetite of every man jack aboard. On the Connecticut (BB-18), Christmas Mail, usually delivered a day or two before the holiday puts everybody in the post office line. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 03 December 1916, Image 62, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-18 Connecticut826kWHEN THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE NAVY REVIEWS THE FLEETPhoto by Paul Thompson from National Geographic, 1917, courtesy of Dan Wilmes.
BB-18 Connecticut 725k Starboard quarter bow view of Connecticut (BB-18) with crew manning the rail circa 1917. USN photo # 80-G-47166 TH from the files of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker.
BB-21
011921		6.67k Connecticut Class Battleships maneuvering in line abreast off the Atlantic coast, 1917, as seen from the masthead of Minnesota (BB-22), the Division flagship. Ships seen are (from front to rear):
Louisiana (BB-19); Kansas (BB-21); and New Hampshire (BB-25).		 Photos from Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction & Repair.
National Archives Identifier: 55183623.
Local Identifier: 111-SC-11751
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov.
BB-21
011908		1.50kThree Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918. National Archives Identifier: 55183605.
Local Identifier: 111-SC-11742
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BB-21
012143		1.50kTwo Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918. National Archives Identifier: 55183605.
Local Identifier: 111-SC-11743
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BB-21
011840		1.49kThree Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918 with 2 destroyers following astern. Photo from Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction & Repair.
National Archives Identifier: 55183609.
Local Identifier: 111-SC-11744
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BB-18 Connecticut76k Lighter Rin Tin Tin alongside Connecticut (BB-18), transferring U.S. troops to be transported home from France, 1919. Note the motor launch on Connecticut's deck. Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 104704. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-18 Connecticut98kTroops do calisthenics on the ship's after deck, during their passage home from France, 1919. These men may be members of the 136th Field Artillery, 37th Division, which Connecticut (BB-18) transported to the United States in mid-March 1919. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 105985. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008.
BB-18 Connecticut81kView lookingaft from the Connecticut's (BB- 18) foredeck, circa 1918-1919, showing her forward twelve-inch gun turret, life rafts, rangefinder, and mattress-type splinter protection. A Sailor is posed atop the turret, in the right center. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 105977. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008.
BB-21 Kansas 58k In a French port, probably Brest, during a post- World War I trooping voyage, circa January-June 1919. Note French sailing lugger in the foreground, with number C1667 on her mainsail. Kansas (BB-21) seven-inch broadside guns have been removed. Battleships in the distance are: New Hampshire (BB-25) (left) and Connecticut (BB- 18) (right). Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 93862.
BB-18 Connecticut119k On 23 June 1919, after having returned over 4,800 men, Connecticut (BB-18) was reassigned as flagship of the Second Battleship Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet, under the command of Vice Admiral Hilary P. Jones. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divisio, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
Atlantic Fleet3.46kPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, circa 1919.
Very congested basin and the lack of a clearer view makes identifying vessels a challenge.
In the distance, beyond Kearsarge's (BB-5) mainmast, is the Alabama (BB-8). Also, the BB hidden behind Kentucky (BB-6) is likely the Maine (BB-10), based on the two circular control tops on her masts, but I can't see enough other details to confirm it.
At the left side of the photo, on the near side of the basin, Ohio (BB-12) is next to the pier with St Louis (C-20) outboard of her. To the right we have Kearsarge closer to the camera with Illinois (BB-7) beyond. Immediately aft of these two is Wisconsin (BB-9). Behind Wisconsin are Connecticut (BB-18) on the right and Louisiana (BB-19) as the next ship to the left.		Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Richard Jensen.
Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman.
BB-18 Connecticut696kConnecticut (BB-18) (right) photographed about 1920.Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 55339.
BB-18
011844		991kConnecticut (BB-18) in Middle West Chamber, Gatun Locks Filling Chamber, 12 June 1920. National Archives Identifier: 100996412.
Local Identifier: 185-G-916
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-18 Connecticut251kIn the summer of 1920, Connecticut (BB-18) sailed to the Caribbean and the west coast on a midshipman-Naval Reserve training cruise. The next summer found her in European ports on similar duty, and upon her return to Philadelphia 21 August 1921, was assigned as flagship Train, Pacific Fleet.
She is seen here in the harbor of Genoa, Italy.		Text courtesy of DANFS.
Photo from the private collection of Giorgio Parodi.
BB-18 Connecticut167kAdmiral Ralph Earle, captain of the Connecticut (BB-18) May 1920 - April 1921.Digital ID: ggbain # 28442. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
Atlantic Fleet643kBow on view of Connecticut (BB-18) in an Oakland, California shipyard as scrapping commenced, about late 1923-24. The ship was decommissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard on 1 March 1923 and sold for scrap on 1 November. The seagoing tug Roosevelt towed the ship south to Oakland from Puget Sound. Courtesy of J. A. Casoly: Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 55346 via Mike Green.
Atlantic Fleet604kPort bow view of Connecticut (BB-18) in an Oakland, California shipyard as scrapping commenced, about late 1923-24. Courtesy of J. A. Casoly: Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 55347 via Mike Green.
BB-18 Connecticut265kFAMOUS BATTLER TO JUNK HEAP
The old Connecticut (BB-18) flagship of Fighting Bob Evans on the famous trip around the world in 1908, has met its final resting place in Oakland Cal. Like so many others of her class, the famous old battler is being rapidly torn to pieces and in a short while will be nothing but memory. The old ship recently was towed from Seattle by the famous sea going tug Roosevelt, of Admiral Perry's fame during his trip to the North Pole. This photograph shows the Connecticut in Oakland getting ready for the junk heap and sailors in all parts of the country will heave a heavy sigh when the last piece of steel and the last hammock hook is taken from her, for she served as the home for many a gob in Uncle Sam's Navy. 		Pacific & Atlantic photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory).
(NISMF)376kA guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 December 1991. USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Commanding Officers
01CAPT. Swift, William, USN (USNA 1867)29.09.1906 - 04.04.1907
02CAPT. Osterhaus, Hugo, USN (USNA 1870)04.04.1907 - 00.00.1908
03CAPT. Cowles, Walter Cleveland, USN (USNA 1873)00.00.1908 - 10.10.1909
04CAPT. Bowyer, John Marshall, USN (USNA 1874) :RADM10.10.1909 - 26.10.1909
05CAPT. Grant, Albert Weston, USN (USNA 1877) :VADM26.10.1909 - 03.01.1910
06CAPT. Rush, William Rees, USN (USNA 1877)03.01.1910 - 24.10.1912
07CAPT. Knapp, John Joseph, USN (USNA 1878)24.10.1912 - 28.12.1914
08CAPT. Durell, Edward Hovey, USN (USNA 1887)28.12.1914 - 03.10.1916
09CAPT. Long, Andrew Theodore, USN (USNA 1887) :RADM03.10.1916 - 21.04.1918
10CAPT. Carter, James Francis, USN (USNA 1891)21.04.1918 - 06.04.1919
11CAPT. Stirling Jr., Yates, USN (USNA 1892) :RADM06.04.1919 - 05.05.1920
12CAPT. Earle, Ralph, USN (USNA 1896) :RADM05.05.1920 - 15.04.1921
13CAPT. Stone, George Loring Porter, USN (USNA 1894) :VADM15.04.1921 - 30.09.1922
14LCDR. Underwood, Herbert Whitwell, USN (USNA 1910)30.09.1922 - 01.03.1923
Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
Additional Connecticut Images
3 General Views Of Connecticut From The Library Of Congress Server.
Connecticut (BB-18) History
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