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Fleet's First Port Honolulu Welcomes Battlefleet Sailors
The returning fleet of battleships under Rear Admiral Evans will first dock at Honolulu on Thursday July 16 after a 26,749 mile voyage via Suez and Indian Ocean routes. The see world voyage exposes crews to ports from Honolulu to Manila and Yokohama while the American flag greets a cosmopolitan harbor and a tropical welcome. The article notes Honolulu as a crossroads of the Pacific with a vibrant, diverse crowd and local sights including Diamond Head and surf riding on Waikiki Beach.
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Cape Horn
San Francisco
Suez
Honolulu
Auckland
Manila
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Sperry
Roosevelt
Washington
Hampton Roads
Evans
Pacific
Koko Point
Diamond Head
mid-Pacific
Oahu
United States
Uncle Sam
Hono