A difference between Commodore Perry's "Black Ships" and the Great White Fleet was that the "Black Ships" :

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Eugene Cole

26 June, 04:43

A difference between Commodore Perry's "Black Ships" and the Great White Fleet was that the "Black Ships" :

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Jeffery Gillespie · Answer 1

The black ships were given this name because the vessels were black as they were older and black smoke would rise from the coal-fired steam engines of the American ships.