Supplementary report issued by the Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation, containing reports and papers from the naval operations in the Spanish-American War of 1898, organized in rough chronological order. According to the preface, the documents include information about the Oregon (ship), operations on the Philippine Islands, blockades around Cuba and Porto Rico, the operations and destruction of Rear-Admiral Cervera's squadron, and the coordination of naval operations to convey and land Army troops in Cuba and Porto Rico (p. 3). Index starts on page 717.
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Main Title:
Appendix to the Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
Added Title:
Naval Operations of the War with Spain
Description
Supplementary report issued by the Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation, containing reports and papers from the naval operations in the Spanish-American War of 1898, organized in rough chronological order. According to the preface, the documents include information about the Oregon (ship), operations on the Philippine Islands, blockades around Cuba and Porto Rico, the operations and destruction of Rear-Admiral Cervera's squadron, and the coordination of naval operations to convey and land Army troops in Cuba and Porto Rico (p. 3). Index starts on page 717.
Physical Description
740 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
There is an Errata and Addenda page containing post-publication corrections; this has been inserted at the end of the digital copy.
Plan Showing Approximate Location of Hits and Probable Size of Projectiles - ark:/67531/metapth284639
Chart Showing Positions of the Ships of Admiral Cervera's Squadron and Those of the United States Fleet in the Battle of July 3rd, 1898, Off Santiago de Cuba - ark:/67531/metapth284640
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Map of the United States naval vessels Nashville and Marblehead in Cienfuegos Harbor, Cuba, for the purpose of cutting telegraph cables. Map shows ship positions, positions of cables, rifle emplacements, roads, and some landscape.
Map of Cuba and the surrounding islands that shows the daily positions of the naval fleets of the Spanish-American War. The path of the North Atlantic Fleet is shown in red, the U.S. Flying Squadron in blue, and the Spanish Squadron in green.
Chart Showing Daily Positions of Fleet in Campaign Against Spanish Squadron under Admiral Cervera - ark:/67531/metapth284633
Map of the path taken by Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete from Spain to Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Days and the distance traveled each day are noted along Cervera's line of travel. The map features several countries, cities, and a list of cruisers and destroyers in the squadron.
Map of the battle off of the coast of Santiago. The paths of the naval vessels are shown along lines that display their positions in at 9:37 a.m. and 11:35 p.m. on July 3, 1898. Spanish vessels are denoted in red, while American vessels are black.
Drawings of the Spanish naval vessels "Viscaya," "Oquendo," "Infanta Maria Teresa," and "Cristobal Colon." They are drawn in profile with probable damage indicated in labeled dots.
Plan Showing Approximate Location of Hits and Probable Size of Projectiles - ark:/67531/metapth284639
Map of coastal Cuba and the positions of vessels engaged in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Cities, rivers, islands, and some shaded depths are shown. United States ships are indicated in red while Spanish ship positions are noted in green.
Chart Showing Positions of the Ships of Admiral Cervera's Squadron and Those of the United States Fleet in the Battle of July 3rd, 1898, Off Santiago de Cuba - ark:/67531/metapth284640
United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation.Appendix to the Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.,
book,
1898;
Washington D.C..
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204524/:
accessed April 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.