Skip to main content
Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval History and Heritage Command

Captain James Allen, United States Army, to Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, Commander, North Atlantic Fleet

May 21, 1898           

     [“]Viscaya, Oquendo, Maria Theresa, Colon, one destroyer, and transport Alfonso XIII, at Santiago de Cuba this morning.”1

_______________________

     Unofficial information by telegraph, this Captain Allen, Signal Corps, Censor at Key West.

Source Note: C, DNA, RG 313, Entry 51. Stamp: “RECEIVED/FLAG-SHIP n.A. STATION./MAY 22 1898”.

Footnote 1: That is, Vizcaya, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa, Christoból Colón, and either the Plutón or the Furor.

Related Content