Project Gutenberg 2012-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 150 Matthews, Franklin 1858 1917 Reuterdahl, Henry 1871 1925 Reuterdahl, H. (Henry) With the Battle Fleet Cruise of the Sixteen Battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate, December, 1907-May, 1908 Produced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "With the Battle Fleet" by Franklin Matthews is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It chronicles the significant naval expedition of the United States Atlantic Fleet, consisting of sixteen battleships, as they embark on an impressive 14,000-mile journey from Hampton Roads to San Francisco, commencing in December of 1907. The narrative not only highlights the technical and operational aspects of the fleet's journey but also captures the experiences and sentiments of the sailors throughout the cruise. The opening of the book sets the stage for this monumental journey, detailing the departure of the fleet amid a ceremonial send-off that stirs a mix of duty and sentimentality among the personnel. As they navigate away from Hampton Roads, readers are introduced to key figures such as Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, alongside the intricate preparations and naval routines required to maintain formation across the fleet. Matthews conveys a vivid picture of life aboard the battleships, from maintaining operational discipline to the inherent camaraderie that develops among the sailors, showcasing their resolve as they set out on this unprecedented voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41244/41244-h/images/cover.jpg en United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet -- Cruise, 1907-1909 VA Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 613194 613204 2024-09-17T10:31:27.148729 2023-09-18T05:36:26.158770 text/html text/html 619013 2012-11-03T19:42:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 845429 2012-11-03T19:42:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 663465 2024-09-17T10:31:36.733691 application/epub+zip 670867 2024-09-17T10:31:28.966719 application/epub+zip 318427 2024-09-17T10:31:28.055744 application/epub+zip 830083 2024-09-17T10:31:42.246656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794554 2024-09-17T10:31:35.800705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443799 2022-09-18T19:40:59.743009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561847 561619 2024-09-17T10:31:26.148737 2023-09-18T05:36:25.160779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 561739 2012-11-03T19:42:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 214117 2012-11-03T19:42:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 561747 2012-11-03T19:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214084 2012-11-03T19:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20778 2024-09-17T10:31:42.404650 application/rdf+xml 27121 2024-09-17T10:31:28.183703 image/jpeg 3783 2024-09-17T10:31:28.120715 image/jpeg 986146 2024-09-17T10:31:27.226736 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog