"Great White Fleet"

"Great White Fleet" (HMWC8)

Location: Seattle, WA 98101 King County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 36.569', W 122° 20.735'

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The U.S. Navy's "Great White Fleet" arrived Seattle May 23 and departed May 27, 1908 to continue their famous 46,000 mile round the world cruise. Part of the fleet anchored in Elliot Bay near this site and the crews disembarked here at the foot of Lenor and Virginia Streets - then known as Piers 9 & 10.

Erected National Maritime Day 1961
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HM NumberHMWC8
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Year Placed1961
Placed ByYukon Club & Propeller Club – Port of Seattle
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 12:59pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 549183 N 5273104
Decimal Degrees47.60948333, -122.34558333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 36.569', W 122° 20.735'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 36' 34.14" N, 122° 20' 44.10" W
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Area Code(s)206, 425, 360
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2001-2073 Alaskan Way, Seattle WA 98101, US
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