In 1891, the White Squadron commenced a tour of the Great Lakes that was commemorated in an album by Woolson Spice Co. At that time, the White Squadron consisted of the USS Philadelphia (C-4) under the command of Captain Frederick Rodgers, the USS Charleston (C-2) under the command of Captain George C. Remey, USS Baltimore (C-3) under the command of Captain Winfield S. Schley, the USS Boston (1884) under the command of Captain Gilbert C. Wise, the USS Vesuvius (1888) under the command of Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder, the USS Cushing (TB-1) under the command of Lieutenant Cameron McR. Winslow, the USS Petrel (PG-2) under the command of Lieutenant-Commander M. R. S. McKenzie, the USS Atlanta (1884) under the command of Captain John W. Philip, and the USS Chicago (1885) under the command of Ca