Editing Jamestown Exposition (section)

===International Naval Review===
[[File:Sailors on ship deck salute at ship passing by LCCN2010645470 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|US Navy officers saluting President Roosevelt onboard [[USS Mayflower (PY-1)|USS ''Mayflower'']]]]
[[File:Tsukuba (1907) 1.jpg|thumb|right|Japanese battlecruiser ''Tsukuba'']]
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000258/|title=International naval review, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1907|website=[[Library of Congress]] }}</ref>

The event included the naval review of warship fleets on June 10 by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who arrived on the presidential yacht [[USS Mayflower (PY-1)|''Mayflower'']]. As the news coverage of [[Battle of Tsushima]], [[Treaty of Portsmouth]], and President Roosevelt winning the 1906 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for hosting the peace treaty conference at [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard|Portsmouth]] were fresh in the mind of people, display of naval and military technology was an important theme that distinguished this exposition from the [[World's fair|World Fairs]] in the past.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roosevelt fought hard for 1907 Jamestown Expo|first=Devon Hubbard|last=Sorlie|year=2007|publisher=Military Newspapers of Virginia|url=https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/navy_history/roosevelt-fought-hard-for-1907-jamestown-expo/article_0618e401-6a52-5f13-b884-4d10deb9e077.html}}</ref> The review included the sixteen [[battleship]]s of the US Navy Atlantic Fleet including [[USS Georgia (BB-15)|USS Georgia]] and many warships from foreign countries. One such example was the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser [[Japanese cruiser Tsukuba|''Tsukuba'']], displaying the newest naval concept of a '[[Battlecruiser]]' that had the speed of a cruiser with the firepower and protective armor of a battleship.<ref>The term 'battlecruiser' in the English language was first used by [[John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher|First Sea Lord John Fisher]] later in 1908.</ref>

[[Mark Twain]] and [[Henry H. Rogers]] also paid a visit, arriving in the latter's yacht ''Kanawha''. Ships of two squadrons commanded by Admiral [[Robley D. Evans (admiral)|Robley D. Evans]] stood off in the bay from Sewell's Point. On opening day, an international fleet of fifty-one ships was on display. The assembly included 16 battleships, five cruisers, and six destroyers. The US Navy warships remained in [[Hampton Roads]] after the exposition closed and became President Theodore Roosevelt's [[Great White Fleet]] under Admiral Evans, which toured the globe as evidence of the nation's military might.

In addition to the ships anchored at Hampton Roads, the exposition provided a campground sufficient to house five thousand troops. Military and "semi-military" men in uniform were admitted for fifty cents for a day's admission. They were permitted to come and go after that as long as they were encamped at the exposition grounds and drilled regularly on the parade ground. This accounts for many of the 43% of people tallied entering the fair daily who did not pay admission. The organizers felt the troops provided informal entertainment and were an attraction to the exposition.