The largest battle-ship of our navy
Subject(s): Battleships, Illinois (Battleship), United States. Navy
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Caption: “Illinois,” the most powerful type of battle-ship in the United States (just launched at Newport News), as she will appear when under way. One thousand tons larger than the “Oregon” and “Iowa,” heretofore our greatest battle-ships, and is a sister-ship of the “Alabama” and “Wisconsin,” now being built.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1898
Creator(s)
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The largest battle-ship of our navy. [December 18, 1898]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281991. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Knight-Smith, C. M.. The largest battle-ship of our navy. [18 Dec. 1898]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281991.
APA:
Knight-Smith, C. M.., [1898, December 18]. The largest battle-ship of our navy.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281991.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
