What was the Great White Fleet a) group of 16 American warships

b) rich fishing zone off the United State's Pacific coast

c) group of American airplanes based in Hawaii

d

Theodore Roosevelt's presidential staff

The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the group of United States Navy battleships which completed a journey around the globe from December 16, 1907 to February 22, 1909 by order of United States President Theodore Roosevelt. Its mission was to make friendly courtesy visits to numerous countries while displaying new U.S. naval power to the world. The hulls of these ships were painted a stark white, giving the armada its nickname.[1]

It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts.[2][3] Roosevelt sought to demonstrate growing American military power and blue-water navy capability. Hoping to enforce treaties and protect overseas holdings, United States Congress designated funds to build American naval power. Beginning in the 1880s with just 90 small ships, over one-third of them wooden and therefore obsolete, the navy quickly grew to include new steel fighting vessels. Although the fleet's capital ships were already obsolete at the time of the mission's commencement, the mission was a success and influenced later American ship design.

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b

he spent it on fancy clothes, gambling, and having fun.

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