Naval Museum Annex Facility Aboard Naval Station Norfolk to Host Historical Presentation
2 min read
NORFOLK , VA, UNITED STATES
Story by Max Lonzanida
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Reservation Contact: Katherine Renfrew, Museum Registrar
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Katherine.Renfrew@navy.mil or (757) 445-6844
Media Contact: Max Lonzanida, Public Affairs Officer
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Max.Q.Lonzanida@navy.mil or (757) 322-2986
For Immediate Release
November 22, 2019
Naval Museum’s History @H-9 program to host Voyage of a Lifetime: The Great White Fleet, 1907-1909
The Hampton Roads Naval Museum Annex, Building H-9 aboard Naval Station Norfolk will present a historical program about the U.S. Navy’s “Great White Fleet” on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 10:00 am.
The historical program, part of the museum’s ongoing History @H-9 series, discusses President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1907 mission to send the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet on a round-the-world tour to test naval readiness, establish global presence, generate international goodwill and garner enthusiasm for the Navy.
Sixteen battleships and 14,000 Sailors embarked on a historic voyage from the Hampton Roads area in December 1907. Their Voyage of a Lifetime steamed 43,000 nautical miles, visited 20 ports on six continents and returned in 1909; and is remembered today as the Great White Fleet.
The program is based on the museum’s collection of artifacts related to the Great White Fleet, and is presented in an informal setting. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussions and tour the museum’s Special Collections room, which houses archives, artifacts, and art related to Naval Station Norfolk.
The historical program is free, and open to all hands both military and civilian at the museum’s annex facility at the corner of Farragut and Powhatan aboard Naval Station Norfolk. Participants must have access to Naval Station Norfolk; Naval Museum staff or volunteers cannot sponsor access for participants. For individual and group reservations, contact Katherine.Renfrew@navy.mil or call (757) 445-6844.
