U. S. S. Indiana
USS Indiana (BB-1) was the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time. Indiana served in the Spanish–American War (1898) as part of the North Atlantic Squadron. The USS Indiana took part in both the blockade of Santiago de Cuba and the battle of Santiago...
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Indiana Historical Society
1898
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16797.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/V0002/id/5636 |
| Summary: | USS Indiana (BB-1) was the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time. Indiana served in the Spanish–American War (1898) as part of the North Atlantic Squadron. The USS Indiana took part in both the blockade of Santiago de Cuba and the battle of Santiago de Cuba, which occurred when the Spanish fleet attempted to break through the blockade. |
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