White fleet
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White Fleet or White fleet may refer to:
- White fleet (UK military vehicles)White fleet (UK military vehicles)White fleet refers to the non-combat specific vehicles of armed forces. It is used in the UK with reference to fleet management of the Ministry of Defence's vehicular assets....
, non-combat vehicles used by the UK military.
- The Great White FleetGreat White FleetThe Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with...
, the dispatch of US naval forces to the orient between 1907 and 1909.
- In the New Zealand Fire ServiceNew Zealand Fire ServiceThe New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...
, the white fleet refers to the cars used by career (that is, full-time) executive officers, and support vehicles such as vans and utility vehicles. This comes from their white paint jobs, as contrasted with the red fleet of fire engines that carry out emergency response duties.
- In Newfoundland the White Fleet is a reference to the fleet of Portuguese fishing vessels that fished for cod on Newfoundland's Grand Banks. The vessels were white.