Claim: Theodore Roosevelt sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour on December 16, 1907.
Evidence: He expanded the Navy and sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project the United States ' naval power around the globe.
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the powerful United States Navy battle fleet that completed a journey around the globe from 16 December 1907 , to 22 February 1909 , by order of United States President Theodore Roosevelt.