Photo #: NH 79949
Cienfuegos Cable-Cutting Operation, 11 May 1898
Halftone reproduction of an artwork, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 358, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907.
It depicts boats from USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7) and
USS Marblehead (Cruiser # 11) cutting underwater telegraph
cables off Cienfuegos, Cuba, while under intense Spanish gunfire.
Their ships are shown in the background, returning fire, with
Nashville on the right and Marblehead at left.
The Medal of Honor was liberally awarded to those who participated
in this operation.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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