Keywords: US Navy 071215-N-7571S-008 Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter enters hangar bay two for the start of the Great White Fleet Ceremony aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).jpg en NORFOLK Va Dec 15 2007 Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C Winter enters hangar bay two for the start of the Great White Fleet Ceremony aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 Hundreds of guests gathered aboard the Norfolk Va -based aircraft carrier for a formal ceremony marking the centennial anniversary of the launching of the Great White Fleet President Theodore Roosevelt sent 16 battleships and 14 000 Sailors on an around-the-world cruise to demonstrate the nation's emergence as a world power Dec 15 1907 The ceremony was the first in a series of events to mark the landmark achievement U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder Released 2007-12-15 071215-N-7571S-008 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53908 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 Naval Station Norfolk Donald C Winter Photographs by Jonathan Snyder |