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Caption:
VALETTA, Malta (Jan. 6, 2009) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry
(DDG 52) sits in port during its visit to Valetta to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the "Great White Fleet," an historic U.S. Navy
goodwill voyage around the world that included a stop in Malta in 1909.
In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt sent 16 battleships, including
14,000 Sailors and Marines on a 14-month journey to demonstrate to the
world the United States' friendship and its commitment to enhancing
multi-lateral operations. The journey included 20 ports of call on six
continents and traveled 43,000 miles. Because the ships were painted
white, the fleet was soon known as the "Great White Fleet." (U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosa
Larson (RELEASED)
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