The Monterey Peninsula Council, Navy League of the United States
presents
The Great White Fleet
Triumph & Innovation
February 26, 2009
Historic World Cruise Sets the Stage for NPS
The triumphant return of President Teddy Roosevelt’s
Great White Fleet on February 22, 1909 catapulted the
United States onto the world stage and helped establish
today’s Naval Postgraduate School. Professor Chuck
Calvano will discuss the engineering, naval, social and
cultural lessons learned as the Fleet’s steam-powered
battleships and her crews found adventure and
international intrigue during their 14-month, 43,000-mile
voyage on the high seas.
About the speaker: NPS Professor Emeritus Chuck
Calvano had a distinguished career as a naval engineering
duty officer specializing in ship design and construction. He
became director of the NPS Total Ship Systems Engineering
program in 1991 and from 2004 to 2007 was the chief
scientist in the Office of Naval Research in London.
What: The Great White Fleet
When: February 26, 2009
Where:Herrmann Hall Quarterdeck
Naval Postgraduate School
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Host: Monterey Peninsula Council of the Navy League
Cost: Your $5 per person admission fee supports
programs for Navy League adopted units
Info: John Sanders, 277-4299 or
[email protected]