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BB-21 USS KANSAS

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Keel Laying / Commissioning 1904 - 1907
	104k	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), as built, dated 23 March 1928.		Photo from National Archives & Record Administration (NARA), Record Group RG-19N, Box 33. Courtesy of Dan Treadwell.
	NR	Will See That The Kansas (BB-21) is Properly Launced Adjutant General J. W. V. Hughes, Who Will Be the Kansas Manager of the Launching of the Kansas		Image and text provided by Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. Photo from The Topeka State Journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, 09 August 1905, LAST EDITION, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.10k	GREAT NEW SEA FIGHTER AND THE FAIR SPONSOR Govenor Hoch's Pretty Daughter to Christen the Big Battleship Kansas (BB-21) at Camden Saturday.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 12 August 1905, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.09k	Kansas (BB-21) is launched. Biggest battleship built in the East is now afloat.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 13 August 1905, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	197k	Kansas's (BB-21) Sponsor, Miss Anna Hoch,with her parents and Maid of Honor at the launching ceremonies, 12 August 1905. Kansas was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. at Camden, New Jersey. Those present are (from left to right): Miss Ora Allen, Maid of Honor; Mrs. E.W. Hoch, mother of the Sponsor; Miss Anna Hoch; and The Honorable E.W. Hoch, Governor of Kansas and father of the Sponsor. Miss Anna Hoch, sponsor and daughter of the Governor of Kansas, used a bottle of water from the John Brown Spring in Linn County to christen the ship. Kansas being a prohibition state at the time accounted for this deviation from custom. Observers reported the day of the event was "warm and sultry" and the guests at the ceremony "suffered from the heat during several vexatious delays." Govenor Hoch himself proposed crude oil, but that had too much of a Rockefeller flavor.		Photo courtesy of phillyseaport.org. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Partial text courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 52236. Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. & University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 17 August 1905, Image 3, & Evening Bulletin. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii) 1895-1912, 12 September 1905, 3:30 O'CLOCK EDITION, Image 4,via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012152	804k	Launching stand of the Kansas (BB-21).		Photo courtesy of Sponsors of the United States navy; Benham, Edith Wallace, comp; Hall, Anne Martin, comp 1797-1913, pg. 142,via New York Shipbuilding Company courtesy of Boston Public Library.
	1.29k	NEW BATTLESHIP		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by Deseret Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 26 August 1905, Last Edition, Part Two, Image 19, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	803k	AN ODD VIEW OF ONE OF THE NAVY'S BIG FIGHTERS THE BATTLESHIP KANSAS (BB-21) From a Photograph Taken as the Bow of the Great Ship Struck the Water on the Day of the Launching.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 27 August 1905, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	779k	Making 18.294 knots while running trials in 1906. Photographed by N.L. Stebbins, Boston, Massachusetts. Note that the ship's 7-inch broadside guns have not yet been installed.		Text courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 61136. US National Archives photo # 80G-1035076 from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
	NR	NOW SECOND AMONG WORLD'S NAVAL POWERS Placing in Commission of Uncle Sam's Greatest Battleship, Kansas (BB-21), Gives Country Naval Boost THE NATION'S PRIDE—NEW BATTLESHIP KANSAS. THE SAILORS' PLAYGROUND—THE FORECASTLE.		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo by The Cook County Herald. (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 27 July 1907, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	118k	Newly commissioned, 1907.		National Archives / USN.
	70k	Photographed soon after completion, circa 1907.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 83959.
	592k	Circa 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.
	450k	WON BATTLESHIP'S RACE PHILADELPHIA, September 24. Victorious in two races, the battleship Georgia (BB-15) arrived at League Island yesterday one hour and seven minutes after the battleship Kansas (BB-21), which started from Cape Cod four hours before its rival. In making this gain of 2 hours and 53 minutes on the Kansas, the Georgia humbled the battleship Rhode Island (BB-17) even more decisively by "sailing it below the horizon" in two hours.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo by The Hawaiian Star. (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 11 October 1907, SECOND EDITION, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WHY & HOW OUR NAVY RANKS SECOND THE FORWARD 12 INCH TURRET THE NEW BATTLESHIP KANSAS (BB-21).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 29 September 1907, Image 11, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Charles E. Vreeland, captain and commanding officer of the battleship Kansas (BB-21), which went into commission in April of this year, was last night the recipient of a reception and banquet at the hands of his former fellow townsmen, Captain Charles E. Vreeland who- affectionately slaped the shoulder of the gallant naval officer and call him Charley." "He will always be Charley to me, he is one of us....		Image and text provided by Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. Photo from The Topeka State Journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, 06 November 1907, LAST EDITION, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Great White Fleet Cruise
	577k	Secretary 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.
	112k	Chart 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.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106219. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	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
	1.27k	ADMIRAL EVANS' FLEET IN HAMPTON ROADS From left to right: Kansas (BB-21), Georgia (BB-15) & Maine (BB-10).		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo from The Times Dispatch.(Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 07 December 1907, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	112k	Chart 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.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106221. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	1.39k	U.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.
	2.12k	"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.
	290k	The "Great White Fleet" in the Straits of Magellan, 1908, from a painting by Henry Reuterdahl.		Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
	129k	Chart 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.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106227b. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	NR	BATTLESHIP SAFE IN STORM ROUGH WEATHER IN PACIFIC WATERS This photograph of the battleship Kansas (BB-21), taken from the bridge, shows only heavy seas encountered during the voyage around the Horn. The main deck was awash and the winds howled. This picture is especially interesting because of recent criticism that our fighting ships are too low in freeboard. A careful inspection of the picture also proves that the saying "waves mountain high" is not entirely a poetic expression.		Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo by The Spokane Press. (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 26 March 1908, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	185k	The Connecticut (BB-18) leading the other fifteen warships of the "Great White Fleet" into Magdalena Bay, Mexico on 12 March 1908 to take on coal and hold long-delayed target practice.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH-59537, courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. PDF Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 29 March 1908, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Scenes on the Kansas (BB-21) yesterday, where tens of thousands saw battleship.		Image provided by: University of California, Riverside. PDF courtesy of Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 20 April 1908, page 3, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Curious Inspecting Turret Guns of Kansas (BB-21).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 23 April 1908, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	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.
	3.71k	United States fleet, San Francisco Bay.		Photo pan 6a33217 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
	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.
	139k	The Connecticut (BB-18) leading the "Great White Fleet" into San Francisco Bay on 6 May 1908. The original photo was taken by C.E. Waterman.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH-59537, courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
	196k	Kansas (BB-21) is the second battleship in the left corner of this panoramic photo of the "Great White Fleet" entering San Francisco harbor, May 1908.		Library of Congress photo courtesy of chinfo.navy.mil. Submitted by Michael Kirby.
	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.
	664k	Kansas (BB-21) in a California port, 1908. The photo is from a collection called "California Reception to the Fleet 1908.		USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
012108e	NR	Pinafore on the Battleship Kansas (BB-21) AUDITORIUM Wednesday and Thursday Evening. Sept. 9 and 10 The Most Popular of All Comic Operas! Reserved Seats Only 25 Cents to Either Performance....		Image and text provided by Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. Photo & text by The Topeka State Journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, 22 August 1908, LAST EDITION, Image 13, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	50k	Kansas (BB-21) during the World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-09, in Sydney Harbor, Australia, in late August 1908.		Photo courtesy of Warren McLean.
	901k	THE 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 Divison 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.
	101k	Kansas (BB-21) in a China Sea typhoon, 1908.		USN photo courtesy of David S. Smith.
	66k	Crewmen scrubbing hammocks on the forecastle, during the cruise around the World, 1908. Note 12"/45 guns and man inside the winch cover (in center).		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 82774.
	99k	Commanding 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.
	133k	Print after a sketch by T. Dart Walker, entitled "Christmas Eve in the United States Navy". Its original caption reads: "Giving the famous Highland toast and song for sweethearts and wives. Wherever Uncle Sam's fighting ships are stationed throughout the world, it is the custom of the officers to rise, as here depicted, at the conclusion of the Christmas Eve festivities in honor of the absent home folks. This sketch was made by the noted marine artist, T. Dart Walker, while crossing the Arabian Sea on board the battleship ' Kansas (BB-21)'."		Photo Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 52239 courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Cohen Collection.
	104k	Post card welcoming the "Great White Fleet" to Australia, circa August-September 1908.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106181-KN. Courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
	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.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106114-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
	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".		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106121-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
	91k	Kansas (BB-21) illuminated with electric lights while at anchor at Villefranche, France during the World cruise of the "Great White Fleet" circa January 1909. The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106202. Collection of Edward Perry, donated by Captain Ralph C. McCoy, USN (Retired), 1974.
	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.
	124k	Captain Charles J. Badger commanded the battleship Kansas (BB-21) from 1909-11.		Digital ID: # ggbain 15455. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
	15.4k	League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kansas (BB-21) entering drydock in Philadelphia for overhaul a week after returning from her Great White Fleet tour, 1 March 1909.		LOC photo # Lot-3607-3 courtey of the Library of Congress via National Museum of the U.S. Navy & flickr.com.
	1.53k	.....A week later Kansas (BB-21) entered the Philadelphia Navy Yard for overhaul. Repairs completed 17 June, the battleship began a period of maneuvers, tactical training, and battle practice which lasted almost until the close of the following year. Kansas appears here on the Deleware River on 17 June 1909.		Text courtesy of DANFS. National Archives Identifier: 45512841 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-66 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	1.27k	Kansas (BB-21) steam & sail meet steaming down the Deleware on 17 June 1909.		National Archives Identifier: 45512736 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-020 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	1.25k	Kansas (BB-21) in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909.		Photo det 4a16078 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
	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.
	577k	A group of jackies from the battleship Kansas (BB-21), now at anchor in New York harbor for the holidays. The boys have bought several Christmas trees, for their mascot, a pet monkey. There are nine other battleships in the port, and many as 8000 jackies get their shore leave together at which period there is a plenty doing.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo from The Stark County Democrat. (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 30 December 1909, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
1910's
	459k	Part of the Atlantic Fleet. Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships on right side of photo. Possibly the Connecticut (BB-18) on the right. The Vermont (BB-20) (2nd ship on right) identifiable by the 2 rings on her 2nd stack. Kansas (BB-21), 3rd ship on right, identifiable by the 3 rings on her 2nd stack.		National Archives Identifier: 45512847 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-069 Photographer: E. Muller. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	639k	Kansas (BB-21) in New York, 1910.		National Archives Identifier: 45512743 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-023 Photographer: E. Muller. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
012102	444k	Everyday work aboard Kansas (BB-21), 1910.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil
012142	444k	Battleship target practice off The Virginia Capes, 1910. Six inch (6") gun firing is probably that of Kansas (BB-21), 1910.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil
012131	1.75k	Battleship target practice off The Virginia Capes as seen from Kansas (BB-21), 1910.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil
	46k	"New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, N.J." The ship in the covered wet slip has cage masts, after the fashion of Kansas (BB-21), New Hampshire (BB-25) and Michigan (BB-27), circa 1910nish.		Courtesy of New York Shipbuilding., yorkship.home.comcast.net.
	66k	Ship's Commanding Officer, Captain Charles J. Badger, on her bridge in May 1910. Note 9-foot rangefinder to the left of Capt. Badger and searchlight platforms on the foremast behind him.		Photo Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 68264 courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Cohen Collection.
	100k	Kansas's (BB-21) crew members paraded at "Quarters", during the 1910s. Note the radio antenna spreader in the upper foreground, and winches flanking the ship's after twelve-inch gun turret.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 105975. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr, 2009.
	194k	Looking down from the top at Kansas's (BB-21) stern during the 1910s.		Photo courtesy of John Hummel, USN (Retired).
012110g	NR	WORLD'S GREATEST NAVAL GUNNER IS A LAD OF 20 YEARS ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, U. S. N. Boyne City. Mich., 5 July, Alexander Campbell, whose home is in this city and who is now 20 years of age, holds the world's record as gunner in the American navy. He sails on the battleship Kansas (BB-21) and has been in all parts of the world during his time in the government service. He broke the world's record by placing 10 shots in a target four feet square.		Image and text provided by Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library. Photo & text by The Calumet News. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 05 July 1910, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012122s	403k	IDAHO'S CREW WINS. Sailing of Battleships Ends Base Ball Series at League Island. The battleships Idaho (BB-24), Kansas (BB-21) and Mississippi (BB-23) sailed down the Delaware river today from the Philadelphia navy yard bound for Newport for target practice and ship maneuvers. The three ships carried 2500 officers and men, and their departure ends the Sunday base ball games that have aroused much interest since the season began. The Idaho's crew won the yard championship, as it won eight of the nine games played. The three vessels will return about the middle of August to be put in shape for the European cruise, which begins early in December. The Kansas is pictured here dockside.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 18 July 1910, Image 2 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo i.d. courtesy of Theodore Leverett.
	NR	CZAR WILL VISIT AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS The American battleship fleet under command of Rear-Admiral C. J. Badger arrived at Cronstadt, and remained several days. Emperor Nicholas did the United States the unusual honor of visiting the vessels, and also received Admiral Badger and the fleet officers in the palace in this city. The fleet comprises the battleships Louisiana (BB-19), South Carolina (BB-26), Kansas (BB-21) and New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 09 April 1911, Image 17, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	50k	Kansas (BB-21) firing a broadside from her main 12"/45 guns batteries. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	87k	Kansas (BB-21) at anchor in the North River. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes
	100k	Bringing a torpedo alongside. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	41k	Starboard main 12"/45 guns batteries being fired. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	57k	Kansas (BB-21) in column during gunnery practice, firing main 12"/45 guns starboard batteries. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	59k	Kansas (BB-21) in column during heavy seas. Note the roll of the ships. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	68k	Gun crew manning secondary 7-inch broadside guns. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	57k	Ship's Marine officers supervising target practice "firing at kites". Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	71k	Scrub bags and hammocks atop main 12"/45 turret. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	106k	Coaling aboard ship. This was always a dirty and tiring task. Quite a few photos of the period include the ship's band playing along side to increase the tempo of the crew to get the work over. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	148k	Coaling was not the cleanest way to spend a day at work. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	50k	A day of life at sea. Playing with "Bruce", the mascot. (Actually, shark fishing). Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	44k	A day of life at sea. Mascots generally helped provide a sense of morale on board ship: "Shepp", (at left), "Guernio" (center) and "Jeff" (on right). Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	44k	A day of life at sea. Boat races at Guantanamo, Cuba. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	96k	Rough weather over the bow. Circa October 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	117k	Ship's band, Circa 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	21k	Target ship, Circa 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes.
	98k	Kansas's (BB-21) commanding officer, Captain John Adrian Hoogewerff. Circa 1911.		Photo courtesy of Michael Hughes & John Spivey.
012300	4.04k	Mississippi (BB-23) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, circa 1911-1913. Note "E" award painted on after 7-inch gun and funnel stripes marking her as the third ship of the Fourth Division, Atlantic Fleet. The 2 funnelled battleship marking funnel stripes of 2 & 3 stripes across from the Mississippi is most likely a forward view of the Kansas (BB-21).		USN photo NH-92292 courtesy of history.navy.mil
	1.48k	Underway in a harbor, circa 1912. Note the civilian sailboat off Kansas's (BB-21) starboard side. Almost namelike scenery as the ship sails past cows and a farm near her bow.		National Archives Identifier: 45512731 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-018 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	66k	Grimy bandsmen on board the Kansas (BB-21) during coaling, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, January 1912.		Photo courtesy of John Burroughs / Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 90683.
	1.18k	Six photo PDF of Mine planting by members of the crew of the Kansas (BB-21), at Cape Cod Bay, Massachusettes, 1912.		Photographer: Enrique Muller, Jr. National Archives Identifier: 45511590 Local Identifier: 165-WW-329A-032 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Various Views of the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson
012173m	4.51k	Mobilization of Atlantic Fleet at New York, 12 - 15 October 1912.		Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
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.
012173d	1.38k	Small boats join during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson.		Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
	94k	Writing on the wall; another misidentified ship photo. Nebraska (BB-14), probably off New York City, circa 1912. Bow config confirms that this is Kansas (BB-21).		Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen. Digital ID # ggbain 04457v. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Dave Johnston (USNR).
	1.41k	Photo shows the battleship Kansas (BB-21) and the presidential ship Mayflower, probably part of a naval review for President William Howard Taft in New York City, 14 October 1912.		Reproduction Number:LC-DIG-ggbain-09954 from George Grantham Bain Collection loc.gov
	NR	SCENE 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.
012113u	NR	Happened to Remark That a Certain Jackie's Uniform Was Not Quite Ideal in Fit. Just to win that box of chocolates, and to prove that no Northern girl would "take a dare" from a Southern girl, Miss Evans went aboard the battleship Kansas (BB-21) dressed as a Jackie, and escaped discovery until....		Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE. Photo & text by Omaha Daily Bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 02 March 1913, EDITORIAL SOCIETY, Image 20, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	189k	Two 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
	435k	CAPTAIN W. B. FLETCHER. Captain William B. Fletcher is in command of the Kansas (BB-21).		Image and text provided by Oklahoma Historical Society. Photo by The Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 27 April 1914, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
	99k	Rear 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.
	1.15k	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.
012125	2.41k	Start of a cutter race participated in by The U.S. Naval Academy at The Virginia Capes, circa 1914. Kansas (BB-21) is center right.		Photo courtesy of history.navy.mil
Mid- Late 19 Teens / Early 20's
012815h	NR	ATLANTIC FLEET IN THE HUDSON The picture shows, reading from left to right, the battleships Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Michigan (BB-27), South Carolina (BB-26), Kansas (BB-21), Florida (BB-30) and Utah (BB-31).		Image and text provided by Rutgers University Libraries. Photo from Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 11 May 1915, HOME EDITION, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	250k	OUTLINED AGAINST A CURTAIN OF DARKNESS A fleet of destroyers and torpedo-boats has now arrived at New York to join the heavy ships of the line. Altogether, about 50 vessels will be assembled when the ceremonies began next Monday. It is promised that the strained international relations will have no effect on the parade.		Photo by International News Service. Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 13 May 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	539k	"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.
	38k	"The Atlantic Fleet saluting the President as it passed out to sea last Tuesday mid-day, with the New York skyline in the background." The battleship on the right with the 3 smoke stacks is too unclear to make out for positive I.d. aside from being either from the Maine (BB-10 / 12), Virginia (BB-13 / 17) or Connecticut (BB-18-22 & 25) classes.		Photo by International News Service, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 23 May 1915, Page 1.
	531k	The super-dreadnought Arizona (BB-39), latest addition to the Atlantic fleet and one cf the most powerful ships in the world, has just entered the service of Uncle Sam, fully, manned and ready for action. This addition to the Navy is far from a clear gain in strength, however, since it was necessary to strip three other battleships of their crews and place them in reserve to find a full complement of men for the new fighter. The 911 men who make up the crew of the Arizona were formerly on the Vermont (BB-20), the Kansas (BB-21) and the New Hampshire (BB-25).		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo from The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 20 October 1916, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WAKING UP TO REALITIES AFTER JOSEPHUS DANIEL'S DREAM The battleship New Hampshire (BB-25), idle now for lack of a crew. The battleship Vermont (BB-20), which was sent to the "graveyard" that her crew might help man the Superdreadnought Arizona (BB-39), pictured above. The Kansas (BB-21), another useful fighting ship sent to the "graveyard". Grave Doubts Cast Upon Secretary's Statement That the Efficiency of Navy Has Been Increased Another Side to Story of Trading the Superdreadnought Arizona for Three Old Battleships		Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation. Photo & text by The Sun. (New York, [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 29 October 1916, SECTION 5 SPECIAL FEATURE SUPPLEMENT, Image 52, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	70k	NEWLY ENLISTED SEAMAN OF THE KANSAS (BB-21) USING THE TARGET PRACTICE MACHINE AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo courtesy of Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 24 May 1917, Final, Pictorial Section, Image 19, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	70k	The rifle is replaced by a machine, and the targets are a quarter-mile away. This is the way the newly enlisted seamen of the Kansas (BB-21) are being taught marksmanship at an American Navy Yard.		Photo by Underwood & Underwood. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo by New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 17 June 1917, Image 46, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	FOUR MEMBERS OF A FIGHTING FAMILY.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 06 July 1917, Night Extra, Pictorial Section, Image 17, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
012123	743k	(RPPC) of Radiomen on Kansas (BB-21), 23 September 1917. This was probably the entire Radio Dept.		USN photo courtesy of David Wright.
	1.16k	Kansas (BB-21) with padding around her bridge & masts, probably circa 1917-18.		National Archives Identifier: 45512734 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-019 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
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.
011908	1.50k	Three Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918.		National Archives Identifier: 55183605. Local Identifier: 111-SC-11742 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
012143	1.50k	Two Connecticut Class Battleships steam ahead in the Atlantic on 29 January 1918.		National Archives Identifier: 55183605. Local Identifier: 111-SC-11743 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
011840	1.49k	Three 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 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	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's (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.
	63k	Troops' band concert on the quarterdeck of the Kansas (BB-21) during their voyage home to the United States, 1919. The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 104959. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
	44k	Troops on board the Kansas (BB-21) for transportation home. View looks toward the stern from alongside the after twelve-inch gun turret, while Kansas was at Brest, France, in 1919. The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 104958. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
012105	3.80k	Kansas (BB-21) arriving at Hoboken New Jersey disembarking troops, 22 February 1919.		Photographer: 2nd Lt. George Lyon. National Archives Identifier: 55238643. Local Identifier: 111-SC-39760 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
012165	576k	Two gangplanks and stern of Kansas (BB-21) used for disembarking troops, 22 February 1919.		Photographer: 2nd Lt. George Lyon. National Archives Identifier: 55238647. Local Identifier: 111-SC-39762 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov.
	93k	Color tinted post card by Enrique Muller of the Kansas (BB-21), published by the Valentine Souvenir Co of N.Y., circa nineteen "teens".		Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
012164	934k	Kansas (BB-21) in South end of Gaillard Cut Looking North, 15 June 1920.		National Archives Identifier: 100996420. Local Identifier: 185-G-920 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	632k	Lifting after port 8" turret of the Kansas (BB-21) at Navy Yard, Phila. on 26 September 1923.		Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue via Bill Gonyo.
	116k	Scene at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, December 1923, with guns from scrapped battleships in the foreground. One of these guns is marked " Kansas", presumably an indication that it came from Kansas (BB-21). Ship being dismantled in the background is South Carolina (BB-26).		Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 69035.
	371k	A 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, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil, Defense Visual Information Center.

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Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Vreeland, Charles Edward, USN (USNA 1870) :RADM	18.04.1907 - 30.04.1909
02	CAPT. Cole, William Carey, USN (USNA 1889) :RADM	30.04.1909 - 31.05.1919
03	CAPT. Badger, Charles Johnston, USN (USNA 1872) :RADM	31.05.1909 - 19.04.1911
04	CAPT. Hoogewerff, John Adrian, USN (USNA 1881) :RADM	19.04.1911 - 30.05.1913
05	CAPT. Fletcher, William Bartlett, USN (USNA 1882) :RADM	30.05.1913 - 19.05.1914
06	CAPT. Bryan, Henry Francis, USN (USNA 1887) :RADM	19.05.1914 - 01.07.1916
07	CAPT. Hutchison, Benjamin Franklin, USN (USNA 1888) :RADM	01.07.1916 - 05.09.1918
08	CAPT. Reeves, Joseph Mason (Bull), USN (USNA 1894) :ADM	05.09.1918 - 13.10.1918
09	CAPT. Hinds, Alfred Walton, USN (USNA 1894)	13.10.1918 - 10.04.1919
10	CAPT. Williams, Philip, USN (USNA 1889)	10.04.1919 - 10.12.1919
11	CAPT. Moody, Roscoe Charles, USN (USNA 1894)	10.12.1919 - 25.09.1920
12	CAPT. Brumby, Frank Hardeman, USN (USNA 1895) :ADM	25.09.1920 - 16.12.1921

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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Additional Kansas Images
3 General Views Of Kansas From The Library Of Congress Server.

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USS KANSAS BB-21 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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