The next spring, she went to the Baltic and in 1913 visited Italy. In late 1911, USS Kansas (BB 21) called on ports in France and England. and Caribbean waters, but also made three trans-Atlantic cruises. During the next eight years, she mainly operated with the battle fleet in U.S. She emerged with two new "cage" masts and grey paint in place of the previous "white and buff".
Continuing by way of the Indian Ocean, they called on Ceylon, transited the Suez Canal, passed through the Mediterranean and crossed the Atlantic to return to Hampton Roads in late February 1909.Īt the end of this epic voyage, USS Kansas (BB 21) began an overhaul that greatly changed her appearance. west coast, then steamed across the Pacific to visit Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Japan. For the next fifteen months, USS Kansas (BB 21) and her sister battleships cruised around South America to the U.S. After a shakedown cruise off the east coast, she joined the Atlantic Fleet's battleships in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in time to take part in the cruise around the World that began in December 1907. USS Kansas (BB 21), a 16,000-ton Connecticut class battleship built at Camden, New Jersey, was commissioned in April 1907.
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