Ohio ship [postcard, Great White Fleet visit to Australia, 1908]

[Editor: This postcard (unused), which incorporates a picture of the American ship “Ohio”, commemorates the visit of the Great White Fleet to Australia in 1908. The postcard is undated.]

Ohio ship

Postcard, with a picture of the American ship “Ohio”, from the visit of the US Fleet to Australia in 1908 — Front of postcard

[Front of postcard]

“Ohio”

[A picture of the American ship “Ohio”.]

Greetings
Vincit Amor Patriae

[Emblem in top right corner of postcard]

[Reverse of postcard]

F&J POST CARD

Source:
Original document

Editor’s notes:
Dimensions (approximate): 138 mm. (width), 91 mm. (height).

Great White Fleet = the nickname of the US fleet which carried out a world tour from December 1907 to February 1909, as an instrument of goodwill visits and as a demonstration of the power of the US Navy (the hulls of the battleships were painted white, hence the nickname); the fleet visited Australia during August and September 1908

Ohio = USS Ohio, a battleship of the US Navy
See: “USS Ohio (BB-12)”, Wikipedia

vincit amor patriae = (Latin) “love of country conquers”; from the Latin words “vincit” (conquers), “amor” (love), “patriae” (fatherland; country)