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NH 119618 Lord Richard Wainwright, USN

Lord Richard Wainwright, USN
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Title: Lord Richard Wainwright, USN
Caption: Lord Richard Wainwright, USN who was in command of converted yacht GLOUCHESTER and distinguished himself by fearlessly dashing into a terrific fire from both the shore batteries and fleet and succeeded in cutting off the retreat of Spanish Torpedo boat destroyers PLUTON and FUROR, and finally caused their complete destruction. He was executive officer of USS Maine when she was blown up in Havana Harbor
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Catalog #: NH 119618
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