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NH 2265 Socapa Batteries, Santiago, Cuba

Photo #: NH 2265 Socapa Batteries, Santiago, Cuba
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Title: Socapa Batteries, Santiago, Cuba
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Description: A pair of 6-in Rapid Firing Guns in the Socapa Batteries, on the west side of the entrance to Santiago Harbor. Photographed soon after U.S. forces occupied Santiago in mid-July 1898. USS Brooklyn (CA-3) is offshore, at the extreme left. These guns are probably 16cm (6.3) Hontoria guns, removed from the cruiser Reina Mercedes. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 2265
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