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3 unusual facts about Battle of Santiago de Cuba


Battle of Santiago de Cuba

The 1,612 Spanish sailors rescued, including Admiral Cervera, were sent to Seavey's Island at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, where they were confined at Camp Long from July 11, 1898 until mid-September 1898.

Cordelia Botkin

He reconciled with his wife before leaving for Cuba, where he helped save survivors of the Spanish battleships that were sunk at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 2 July 1898.

Seavey's Island

In 1908, the Portsmouth Naval Prison was completed on the southern side of Seavey's Island at the former site of Camp Long, a stockade named for Secretary of the Navy John Long, where 1,612 prisoners of war from the Battle of Santiago de Cuba were confined from July 11 to mid-September 1898 during the Spanish-American War.


Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser

After the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, all three were assigned to the 1st Squadron, commanded by Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, in which all three were sunk at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.


see also

Almirante Oquendo

Almirante Oquendo, a Spanish Navy armored cruiser that fought in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Furor

Furor, a Spanish destroyer which fought in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.