Photo #: NH 79952
USS Nashville (Gunboat # 7)
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, published in "Deeds
of Valor," Volume II, page 361, by the Perrien-Keydel Company,
Detroit, 1907.
The image shows crew members who participated in the cable cutting
operation at Cienfuegos, Cuba, on 11 May 1898. They are posed
in one of the ship's launches, after the ship had been repainted
in peacetime colors following the end of the Spanish-American
War. The Medal of Honor was liberally awarded to those who took
part in this operation.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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