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How Spain Lost Her Ships in Santiago Harbor
Eye witness accounts from Spanish prisoners on Seavey’s Island describe the brutal battle at Santiago harbor as American ships Iowa Brooklyn Texas relentlessly engaged Cristobal Colon Maria Teresa Vizcaya and others. Lieutenant Cerou recalls near misses and the collapse of Spanish gun crews as shells tore through armor and decks.
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New York World
Portsmouth
N. H
Liberty
Santiago Harbor
Cervera
Cristobal Colon
Maria Teresa
Gloucester
Wainwright
Maine
Brooklyn
Texas
Esiwii
Ime
Han
Towa
Iowa
Indiana
Oregon
Teresa
Leutenant
Commodore Sehley
Fen
Vizcaya