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NH 42543 U.S. Floating battery (circa 1899)

U.S. Floating battery (circa 1899)
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Title: U.S. Floating battery (circa 1899)
Caption: Photo taken during expedition up Orani River near Manila to recover the small ex-Spanish gunboat USS URDANETA (1882-1904), which had grounded on 17 September 1899 and been captured by Filipino insurgents. URDANETA was recommissioned on 12 May 1900. In the background is USS QUIROS (PG-40) or VILLALOBOS (PG-39), also ex-Spanish.
Description: Courtesy Lieutenant Commander John E. Lewis, USN, 1945.
Catalog #: NH 42543
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Original Medium: BW Photo
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