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Photo #: NH 88741 Admiral Cervera's fleet at anchor in the Cape Verde Islands, April 1898. Photographed between mid-April and 29 April, when Cervera's ships sailed for the West Indies. In the left backround (left to right) are the Spanish armored cruisers Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa, Cristobal Colon, and Viscaya. Several destroyers and torpedo boats are in the center and right. Three British Navy gunboats are also in this photograph. The first gunboat, behind the coal barges in left foreground, is probably HMS Pelican of the North America and West Indies Station. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 50,687 bytes; 1,000 x 400 pixels For best printing results, set printer on "Landscape" |
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23 September 1998