The Pacific Fleet under Admiral Rodman

cover of 2025.1017.81

cover of 2025.1017.81

Name/Title

The Pacific Fleet under Admiral Rodman

Entry/Object ID

2025.1017.81

Description

The Pacific Fleet: The United States Navy Under Command of Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman published by Pacific Novelty Company of San Francisco. Gaddis sent this book home to his father, and signed it on September 25, 1920. Pages scanned are relevant to Texas and New York.

Context

Battleship Texas participated in various fleet maneuvers and exercises in the Atlantic Ocean (1919) and later Pacific Ocean from July 1919 through January 1924. Beginning in February 1923, maneuvers became known as Fleet Problems, which continued to 1939. Lawrence Gaddis collected many souvenirs during his travels around North and South America, as well as from events held on the ship or by the crew, and articles mentioning Battleship Texas in the papers.

Collection

Collection (Lawrence J. Gaddis), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Book Details

Date Published

circa 1919