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Online Library of Selected Images:

EVENTS -- Spanish-American War

Related Resources: Secretary of Navy's 1898 Report

The Spanish-American War (April-July 1898) was a brief, intense conflict that effectively ended Spain's worldwide empire and gained the United States several new possessions in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Preceded by a naval tragedy, the destruction of USS Maine at Havana, Cuba, the Spanish-American War featured two major naval battles, one in the Philippines and the other off Cuba, plus several smaller naval clashes.

The Navy also provided essential support for U.S. Army and Marine Corps forces ashore. The war made public heroes of a number of U.S. Navy officers, and marked the beginning of an extremely dynamic period in the Navy's history.

Subjects Covered in the Spanish-American War Picture Collection:

• Actions and Activities
  • Sinking of USS Maine, 15 February 1898
  • Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898
  • The Cuban Campaign, April-July 1898 (in planning)
  • Naval Battle off Santiago de Cuba, 3 July 1898 (in planning)
  • Other Events and Activities
• Ships of the Spanish-American War
  • U.S. Navy Battleships, Armored Cruisers and Monitors
  • U.S. Navy Cruisers
  • U.S. Navy Gunboats and Torpedo Boats
  • Other Types of U.S. Navy Ships
  • Spanish Navy Battleships and Larger Cruisers
  • Spanish Navy Minor Warships and Auxiliaries
• People of the Spanish-American War
  • U.S. National Leaders
  • U.S. Naval War Board Members
  • U.S. Navy Flag Officers
  • Commanding Officers of U.S. Navy Battleships, Armored Cruisers & Monitors. (in planning)
  • Commanding Officers of U.S. Navy Protected Cruisers (in planning)
  • (Other Entries for Spanish-American War People will be added during 1998-99)
• Other Spanish-American War Subjects
  • (Additional Spanish-American War subjects may be added during 1998-99)

To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

If better quality reproductions than these digital images are desired, see How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

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16 October 1998