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Photo #: NH 68871 USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18) View on the ship's fore deck, looking aft, possibly taken in San Francisco Bay, California, on 8 May 1908. Connecticut was flagship during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise of 1907-1909. Note the large illuminated letters installed on the ship's bridge face, spelling out her name for exhibition purposes. "Great White Fleet" ships were so-fitted during their visit to San Francisco. Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 440 pixels

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Image posted 27 August 2008