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Spanish American War Era Ship Pictures
in the National Archives

Compiled by Jess Giessel
These are very large, high resolution images. * denotes that a smaller version of the same image is available on this website.

Battleships

USS Texas, Port bow, underway, circa 1900.

USS Maine, Starboard side, entering Havana Harbor, Jan. 25, 1898.

USS Indiana (BB1), Starboard side, circa 1900.

USS Massachusetts (BB2), Starboard bow at wharf, June 1901.

USS Oregon (BB3), Starboard side, 1898.

USS Iowa* (BB4), Port bow, entering drydock, Sept. 1, 1898.

Armored Cruisers

USS New York (Armored Cruiser 2), Port bow, 1899.

USS Brooklyn (Armored Cruiser 3), Starboard side, 1899.

Protected Cruisers

USS Atlanta, Port bow, 1891.

USS Boston*, Port bow, 1891.

USS Chicago, Port bow, 1891.

USS Chicago, Leading the Squadron of Evolution, 1889.

USS Newark* (Cruiser 1). Port side. 1891.

USS Baltimore* (Cruiser 3), Starboard bow, 1891.

USS Olympia (Cruiser 6), Port bow, Feb. 10, 1902.

USS Raleigh* (Cruiser 8), Starboard bow, circa 1900.

Other Cruisers

USS Vesuvius (Dynamite-Gun Cruiser), Port bow, underway, 1891.

Gunboats, Monitors, and Patrol Craft

USS Monocacy 1866 Side-Wheel Gunboat, Port side, towing boats on return from attack on Korean mainland, June 10, 1871.

USS Yorktown (Gunboat 1), Starboard side, 1891.

USS Petrel* (Gunboat 2), Port side, 1891.

USS Concord* (Gunboat 3), Starboard bow, 1891.

USS Dolphin (Dispatch Boat), Starboard side, 1891.

USS Monadnock (BM3), 1896 Iron-Hulled Monitor, Starboard side, in Chinese waters, circa 1901.

USS Gloucester* (formerly J. P. Morgan's yacht Corsair), Port stern quarter, May 24, 1898.

Torpedo Boats

USS Stiletto, (wooden torpedo boat). Starboard side, 1891.

USS Stiletto, firing bow torpedo, 1900.

USS Cushing (Torpedo Boat 1), Starboard side, 1891.

USS Ericsson (Torpedo Boat 2), Port stern quarter, at wharf, November 1900.

USS Porter (Torpedo Boat 6). Starboard bow, at wharf, June 11, 1899.

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Spanish American War Era Ship Pictures in the National Archives

Compiled by Jess Giessel These are very large, high resolution images. * denotes that a smaller version of the same image is available on this website.