USA Fleet Visit 1925

Date1925

Object number00008596

NameBadge

MediumAlloy, enamel

DimensionsOverall: 27 x 30 mm

ClassificationsClothing and personal items

Credit LineANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds

Terms

DescriptionThis badge was manufactured as a souvenir of the United States Pacific Fleet's visit to Australia in 1925. The badge takes the form of a shield (diagonal white and red stripes with 13 stars on a blue chief), with an outstretched eagle. Along the sides of the shield is written 'U.S.A Fleet Visit 1925'.SignificanceThis badge is significant as a souvenir of the 1925 goodwill cruise of the United States Pacific 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.