David
Wed December 11, 2002 11:09pm
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Grant ARV- note twin MGs-
Grant ARV- note twin MGs- boom is in stowage
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 2:46pm
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USS Raleigh (C-8)
Photographed in a U.S. east coast port, circa April 1899, following her return from Asiatic waters. Note sailing craft and tug in the area.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 2:46pm
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USS New Orleans (1898-192
Dressed with flags, 1898. Note this British-built cruiser's elaborate stern decoration, and the civilian rowboat in foreground.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 2:46pm
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USS New Orleans (1898-192
Photographed circa March-April 1898, possibly in a British port prior to her departure for the United States. Note rowing craft in the foreground.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 4:39pm
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USS Brooklyn (CA-3)
Sailors and Marines on the cruiser's forecastle, with mascot goat, 1898. Note details of pilothouse and bridge, improvised gunport shields on her forward 8" gun turret, and very odd "flathat" worn by one sailor.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 4:40pm
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USS Lehigh (1863-1904)
View looking aft with her deck awash, while operating off Cape Cod, MA, 4 May 1898. Note water kicked up from her open propeller well.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 4:40pm
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USS Brooklyn (CA-3)
In drydock at the New York Navy Yard, 1898, with men working over her side. Note rudder and starboard propeller.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 4:40pm
Rating: 10
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USS Miantonomoh (BM-5)
Photograph taken circa 1907, probably off Norfolk, VA. Note four-masted schooners in the background.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 4:40pm
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USS Oregon (BB-3)
Closeup view of her forward 13-inch gun turret and pilothouse, taken as she was leaving New York for Manila, 12 October 1898. Note man atop one of the guns, and anchors stowed on "billboards".
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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Battle of Manila Bay, 1 M
Wreck of the Spanish cruiser Reina Cristina, photographed from aft looking forward with four U.S. Navy sailors posing amidships, sometime after the battle. Note poop deck beams distorted by fire, with wooden decking burned off.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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Cavite Navy Yard, Philipp
Photograph of the Machina Wharf, looking south from the roof of Building 24, 1900. Sheer legs are at left, by the small ship alongside the wharf. Note the sunken Spanish gunboat Marques Del Duero (1875-1898) in the right background.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 7:57pm
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USS Olympia (C-6)
View of the ship's forward 8"/35 gun turret, showing plaque between the guns commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898. Plaque ribbon inscription is "Gridley you may fire when ready". Photographed circa 1900. Note sailor in front of the turret, wearing a red cross armband.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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USS New Orleans (1898-192
Docked at the New York Navy Yard, April 1898, immediately after her maiden voyage from England. The receiving ship USS Vermont is at left. Note New Orleans' extra-long commissioning pennant.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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Audaz
(Spanish Torpedo Boat Destroyer, 1897-1927) At Port Said, Egypt, 26 June - 4 July 1898, while serving with Rear Admiral Manuel de la Camara's Philippines relief expedition. She has been fitted with four masts to permit the use of sails to extend her cruising range. Note furled sails on some masts, and identification letter A on her bow.Ship at extreme left is the Spanish auxiliary cruiser Patriota.
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David
Sat January 11, 2003 9:06pm
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USS Charleston (C-2)
Halftone photograph, from a contemporary publication, showing Brigadier General Thomas B. Anderson, U.S. Army, and his staff visiting the cruiser at Honolulu, 2 June 1898. Anderson was in command of the first expedition of troops sent to the Philippines, convoyed by Charleston from Honolulu to Manila. He was a son of Major General Robert Anderson, who had commanded Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. Note breech of 6-inch gun and carved wooden entryway sideboard at left, and boat stowage overhead.
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