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USS MARYLAND III seaplanes
USS MARYLAND III seaplanes

USS MARYLAND III seaplanes

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
DateJuly 1925
Object number00020980
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 60 x 84 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionImages shows two seaplanes on USS MARYLAND III, a Colorado-class battleship. On 23 July 1925, Sydney hosted eight of the US Navy Battle Fleet's largest ships, including USS CALIFORNIA, USS COLORADO, USS TENNESSEE, USS MARYLAND, USS WEST VIRGINIA, USS NEW MEXICO, USS MISSISSIPPI and USS IDAHO. The fleet departed for New Zealand on 6 August.SignificanceThis photograph is significant as a souvenir of the 1925 goodwill cruise of the United States Battle Fleet to Australia, which renewed the Australian-American alliance established by the Great White Fleet visit in 1908. The 1925 visit contributes to a long history of US Naval visits to Australian ports starting with the US Exploring Expedition in 1839-1840, followed by the 1908 visit of the Great White Fleet and later visits in the 1940s in the lead-up to World War II.
USS NEW MEXICO seaplane
Samuel J Hood Studio
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Seaplane on board USS NEW MEXICO
Samuel J Hood Studio
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USS COLORADO III in Sydney Harbour
Samuel J Hood Studio
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USS IDAHO IV in Sydney Harbour
Samuel J Hood Studio
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New Mexico-class battleship
Samuel J Hood Studio
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New Mexico-class battleship
Samuel J Hood Studio
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New Mexico-class battleship
Samuel J Hood Studio
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USS RELIEF in Sydney Harbour
Samuel J Hood Studio
July 1925
USS RELIEF in Sydney Harbour
Samuel J Hood Studio
July 1925
USS RELIEF in Sydney Harbour
Samuel J Hood Studio
July 1925