Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of the Modern Navy

“HERE is an attempt to show the rise of the American Navy as it is known today. In this growth Theodore Roosevelt played a major role, for while he neither started the “New Navy” of steam and steel nor brought it to perfection, he did perform a valuable service by indicating the direction of future growth. His administration saw the opening of the era of the super-battleship. By his unparalleled personal activity he made people “Navy-conscious” and assured a better informed, if not always sympat