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330-PSA-208-64 (USN 1105502): Operation Sea Orbit, 1964

330-PSA-208-64 (USN 1105502): Operation Sea Orbit, 1964. The Navy men who had relatives aboard ships in the Great White Fleet, 1907-09, are, (left to right): Aerographer’s Mate Third Class William C. Longstreet, USN, whose grandfather made the cruise in 1907; Chief Electrician’s Mate J.E. Norton, USN, whose uncle Joseph Starr was a Quartermaster with the Great White Fleet; Boatswain’s Mate Third Class Henry Lopez, who had an uncle, Eddie Romers, in the Great White Fleet, and Fireman William C. Stock, whose father sailed with the 16 battleships on their history making voyage. Master caption: Thee four sailors were aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), now nearing the end of 1 33,000 mile world cruise, have been following in the wake of relatives who circled the globe with the Great White Fleet more than 50 years ago. Task Force One, composed of USS Enterprise (CVAN-65); USS Long Beach (CLGN-9), and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), left the Mediterranean July 31 and are scheduled to arrive in Norfolk, Virginia, October 3, after visitng ports in Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, and South America. Photograph released September 1964. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/03).
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Caption: The Navy men who had relatives aboard ships in the Great White Fleet, 1907-09, are, (left to right): Aerographer’s Mate Third Class William C. Longstreet, USN, whose grandfather made the cruise in 1907; Chief Electrician’s Mate J.E. Norton, USN, whose uncle Joseph Starr was a Quartermaster with the Great White Fleet; Boatswain’s Mate Third Class Henry Lopez, who had an uncle, Eddie Romers, in the Great White Fleet, and Fireman William C. Stock, whose father sailed with the 16 battleships on their history making voyage. Master caption: Thee four sailors were aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), now nearing the end of 1 33,000 mile world cruise, have been following in the wake of relatives who circled the globe with the Great White Fleet more than 50 years ago. Task Force One, composed of USS Enterprise (CVAN-65); USS Long Beach (CLGN-9), and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), left the Mediterranean July 31 and are scheduled to arrive in Norfolk, Virginia, October 3, after visitng ports in Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, and South America. Photograph released September 1964. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/11/03).
Accession #: 330-PSA-208-64 (USN 1105502)
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