August 12, 1905: Launching ceremony for the Kansas Battleship #21 at the New York Shipbuilding Corp.,
Camden, New Jersey. From left to right are; Miss Ora Allen (Maid of Honor), Mrs. E. W. Hoch, Miss Anna Hoch,
ship's sponsor and Governor of Kansas E. W. Hoch, Anna's father.

Kansas Battleship #21 on speed trials in 1906.

USS Kansas Battleship #21 seen in 1907, location unknown.

USS Kansas Battleship #21 seen in 1907, location unknown.

December 16, 1907: Ships of the Great White Fleet departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, USS Kansas Battleship
#21 leading followed by USS Vermont Battleship #20.