Albany
The city of Albany had little advanced notice on the day of the Fleet's arrival with few people turning out at 7 am to view the anchoring in the outer harbour.
The Fleet fired the traditional head of state 21-gun salute and it was returned by the fort in the harbour.
The British cruiser Gibraltar and the Chilian training ship General Baquedano fired 13 gun salutes to Admiral Sperry.
Albany would be an important stop for the Fleet to take on coal. It was the smallest city the Fleet had been to but was geographically located in an ideal place to replenish the Fleet supply of coal before completing the 3,500 mile transit to Manila.
These two pictures show the city of Albany as the Fleet visited. Both cards are part of the M. R. Battey collection of photographs.
Cheers
Sean
