Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Battleships, China--Qingdao, Germany, International relations, Naval discipline, Navies, Photographs, Russia (Federation)--Vladivostok, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), T︠S︡esarevich (Battleship)
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German Ambassador Sternburg sends President Roosevelt some photographs of the Russian battleship T︠S︡esarevich he received from China. Sternburg remarks that the common opinion is that the officers of the ship behaved like cowards, because the vital points of the ship were not damaged, and it still held plenty of ammunition. A report that Germany was going to lessen the importance of battleships in their naval program as a result of what they learned by observing battles in the Russo-Japanese War is false, according to Sternburg, and instead believes that battleships are valued more highly than ever before although the guns they are armed with will continue to change.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-29
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 29, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47446. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47446.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908., [1904, October 29]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47446.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
