Editing Great White Fleet (section)

==Third leg==
From San Francisco to Manila, {{convert|16336|nmi|km}}.<ref name="For details see Crawford, 2008"/>
[[File:1908 USA Naval Visit @ Auckland Bronze Medal.jpg|thumb|1908 bronze medallion for the Great White Fleet's visit to Auckland, New Zealand]]

===Itinerary===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Port
! Arrival
! Departure
! Distance to next port
|-
| [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
| &nbsp;
| 7 July 1908
| {{convert|2126|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Honolulu]], [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii]]
| 16 July 1908
| 22 July 1908
| {{convert|3870|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Auckland]], [[Dominion of New Zealand|New Zealand]]
| 9 August 1908
| 15 August 1908
| {{convert|1307|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| 20 August 1908
| 28 August 1908
| &nbsp; {{convert|601|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| 29 August 1908
| 5 September 1908
| {{convert|1368|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]], [[Western Australia]], [[Australia]]
| 11 September 1908
| 18 September 1908
| {{convert|3458|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Manila]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippines]]
| 2 October 1908
| 9 October 1908
| {{convert|1795|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Yokohama]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
| 18 October 1908
| 25 October 1908
| {{convert|1811|nmi|km|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Xiamen|Amoy]], [[Qing dynasty|China]]<br />(Second Squadron)
| 29 October 1908
| 5 November 1908
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Manila]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippines]]<br />(First Squadron)
| 31 October 1908
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Manila]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippines]]<br />(Second Squadron)
| 7 November 1908
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|}

===Ships===
The Fleet, First Squadron, and First Division were commanded by Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry.
First Division consisted of
''Connecticut'', the Fleet's flagship,
Captain Hugo Osterhaus;
''Kansas'',
Captain Charles E. Vreeland;
''Minnesota'',
Captain John Hubbard; and
''Vermont'',
Captain William P. Potter.

Second Division consisted of
''Georgia'', the Division flagship,
Captain Edward F. Qualtrough;
''Nebraska'',
Captain Reginald F. Nicholson;
''New Jersey'',
Captain William H.H. Southerland; and
''Rhode Island'',
Captain Joseph B. Murdock.

The Second Squadron and Third Division were commanded by Rear Admiral William H. Emory.
Third Division consisted of
''Louisiana'', the Squadron flagship,
Captain Kossuth Niles;
''Virginia'',
Captain Alexander Sharp;
''Missouri'',
Captain Robert M. Doyle; and
''Ohio'',
Captain Thomas B. Howard.

Fourth Division was commanded by Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder.
Fourth Division consisted of
''Wisconsin'', the Division flagship,
Captain Frank E. Beatty;
''Illinois'',
Captain John M. Bowyer;
''Kearsarge'',
Captain Hamilton Hutchins; and
''Kentucky'',
Captain Walter C. Cowles.

The Fleet Auxiliaries were
''Culgoa'' (a storeship),
Lieutenant Commander John B. Patton;
''Yankton'' (a tender),
Lieutenant Commander Charles B. McVay;
''Glacier'' (a storeship),
Commander William S. Hogg;
''Relief'' (a hospital ship),
Surgeon Charles F. Stokes; and
''Panther'' (a repair ship),
Commander Valentine S. Nelson.