what did the great white fleet accomplish
Map of the Great White Fleet's voyage (modern political boundaries shown). The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts.dditionally, the voyage of the Great White Fleet demonstrated both at home and on the world stage that the US had become a major sea power in the years after its triumph in the Spanish-American War, with possessions that included Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.