Context: The Navy was modernized in the 1880s, and by the 1890s had adopted the naval power strategy of Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan—as indeed did every major navy. The old sailing ships were replaced by modern steel battleships, bringing them in line with the navies of Britain and Germany. In 1907, most of the Navy's battleships, with several support vessels, dubbed the Great White Fleet, were featured in a 14-month circumnavigation of the world. Ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt, it was a mission designed to demonstrate the Navy's capability to extend to the global theater.

Question: When in the 19th century was the US navy modernized?
Answer: the 1880s

Question: What replaced the older sailing ships in the navy?
Answer: modern steel battleships

Question: By what name was the US fleet known at the start of the 20th Century?
Answer: the Great White Fleet

Question: Who ordered this fleet to sail around the world?
Answer: President Theodore Roosevelt

Question: What was the purpose of this order?
Answer: to demonstrate the Navy's capability to extend to the global theater

Question: When in the 19th century was the UK navy modernized?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What replaced the younger sailing ships in the navy?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: By what name was the US fleet known at the start of the 21st Century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  Who wouldn't let this fleet to sail around the world?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What was the purpose of this order to be cancelled?
Answer: Unanswerable