Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa. Infanta Mar. Navy, but lost in a storm while under tow. General characteristics. Class and type: Infanta Mar. Her keel was laid in 1. August 1. 89. 0, and was completed in 1. Her main armament was mounted on the centerline in single barbettes fore and aft. History; Spain; Name: Infanta Mar NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive USS NEW ORLEANS (Protected Cruiser/PG 34/CL 22) Displacement 3,769 Tons, Dimensions, 354' 5' (oa) x 43' 9' x 19' 1' (Max). World War 1, the Naval Dimension and the role of the U.S. Click here for a link to Albert Shaw's April, 1898 Review of Reviews article on the loss of the MAINE Click here for the (state of) Maine Public Broadcasting Company. Bermuda's History 1900 to 1939 pre-war Island's role before and after Great War 1914-1916 up to World War 2. By Keith Archibald Forbes (see About Us) exclusively for. BROOKLYN was the flagship of 'Flying Squadron' under the command of Commodore Winfield Scott Schley. The USS BROOKLYN took a very active role in. Objective: The objective of this U.S. Navy: Then and Now site is to demonstrate that human systems are the central component in the Navy, and that policy, technology. NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive USS BROOKLYN (Armored Cruiser No. 3/CA 3) Click image for large version - Drawing courtesy of Robert Jensen. Her armor was poor: her 2. Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Like other nineteenth- century warships, she was heavily furnished and decorated with wood, which the Spanish failed to remove prior to combat and which would feed fires during the battle. The squadron concentrated at S. Ordered by neutral Portugal in accordance with international law to leave S. The fleet reached French- owned Martinique in the Lesser Antilles on 1. May 1. 89. 8. While the large ships loitered in international waters, two of the Spanish destroyers went into Fort- de- France to ask for coal. France was neutral and would not supply coal, so the Spanish squadron departed on 1. May 1. 89. 8 for the Netherlands- owned Cura. Cervera arrived at Willemstad on 1. May, but the Netherlands also was neutral, and strictly enforced its neutrality by allowing only Infanta Mar. Cervera's ships departed on 1. May, no longer bound for San Juan, which by now was under a U. S. Navy blockade, but for as- yet unblockaded Santiago de Cuba on the southeastern coast of Cuba, arriving there on 1. May 1. 89. 8. Cervera hoped to refit his ships there before he could be trapped. His squadron was still in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba when an American squadron arrived on 2. May 1. 89. 8 and began a blockade which would drag on for 3. Army overland drive toward Santiago de Cuba. The decision was made on 1 July 1. July 1. 89. 8. The crew of Infanta Mar. With Vice Admiral Cervera aboard, Infanta Mar. The US ships sighted the Spanish ships in the channel at about 0. Battle of Santiago de Cuba began. With Vizcaya close behind her and the other Spanish ships turning hard to starboard to flee to the west, Infanta Mar. A general engagement ensued, with the US ships to starboard of Infanta Mar. Fires broke out, threatening to detonate her ammunition magazines. Seeing no hope for the ship and wishing to save as many of her crew as possible, Cervera at 1. She turned to starboard and ran aground at 1. Santiago de Cuba and just west of Punta Cabrera. The colors were struck and the magazines were flooded to prevent explosions. Others were rescued by American sailors who brought small boats alongside the wrecks to take off survivors. She was towed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for preliminary repairs, then was towed by repair ship USS Vulcan toward Norfolk, Virginia, where her repairs could be completed. Caught in a storm during the voyage, she began to founder. Repair ship Merritt took off her crew, and Infanta Mar. Another of the cannons (with battle damage) is on display at Veterans Memorial Park in Ottumwa, IA. The plaque on the cannon reads, . Plaque donate by Jo Hayes Camp, Spanish War Veterans of Ottumwa. Nofi describes Cervera's voyage, pp. Infanta Mar. 1. 01, and The Spanish- American War Centennial Website: Reina Mercedes both ascribe this damage and the death to Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes^Nofi, p. Nofi mentions the Naval Brigade on pp. Nofi discusses Cevera's plan, on pp. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1. New York, New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1. ISBN 0- 8. 31. 7- 0. Nofi, Albert A. The Spanish- American War, 1. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Combined Books, Inc., 1. ISBN 0- 9. 38. 28. External links. Doty. Nov: Portland. 23 Dec: Joys. Unknown date: Lofthus.
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