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Stereoview: US MARINE Drill on Battleship CONNECTICUT a.imagelink {color:#639ACE;} a:hover.imagelink {color:#639ACE;} a:visited.imagelink {color:#666666;} a.imagelink img.auctionimage { border: 2px solid #639ACE; } a:visited.imagelink img.auctionimage { border: 2px solid #666666; } Description: Up for auction is a Beautiful Stereo-view of a US Marine Drill on the Deck of the Battleship Connecticut. Striking Image of early Marines up on deck in Military Dress and with Weapons. The back gives a great story of the image on the front of the card and talks of the Marines being the Policemen of Uncle Sam and about them sailing around the "Horn" A really great Vintage Stereoview that will make a great addition to someone's image or Military collection. If you have any questions please feel free to ask before bidding. Thanks. Good luck and happy bidding! From the Following website comes the history of the Connecticut: http://www.greatwhitefleet.info/USS_Connecticut.html USS Connecticut (BB-18) was built by New York Navy, laid down 30 March 1903, launched 29 September 1904 and commissioned 29 September 1906 with Captain W. Swift in command. Miss A. Welles, granddaughter of Gideon Welles who was Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War, sponsored her. Joining the Atlantic Fleet, Connecticut became flagship 16 April 1907, and later that month joined in the Presidential Fleet Review and other ceremonies opening the Jamestown Exposition On 16 December 1907, still flagship, she sailed from Hampton Roads on the cruise round the world of the Great White Fleet. On 8 May 1908, the Atlantic Fleet joined the Pacific Fleet in San Francisco Bay for a review by the Secretary of the Navy. The combined fleets then continued their cruise, with Connecticut as flagship, showing the flag and bringing a show of American strength to many parts of the world. The fleet returned to Hampton Roads 22 February 1909. In the summer of 1920, Connecticut sailed to the Caribbean and the West Coast on a midshipman-Naval Reserve-training cruise. The next summer found her in European ports on similar duty, and upon her return to Philadelphia 21 August 1921, was assigned as flagship Training, Pacific Fleet. She arrived at San Pedro, California, 28 October, and during the following year cruised along the West Coast, taking part in exercises and commemorations. Entering Puget Sound Navy Yard 16 December 1922, Connecticut was decommissioned there 1 March 1923, sold for scrapping 1 November 1923 in accordance with the Washington Treaty for the limitation of naval armaments and stricken 10 November 1923.
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