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...in bombardment of San Juan 12 May, 1898, and returned to Key West with the squadron to guard Havana 18 May. After it was discovered that Almirante [[Pascual_Ce ...dicating that the enemy ships were escaping. The lead ship of the escaping squadron, the ''Infanta Maria Teresa'' was flying the flag of Almirante [[Pascual_Ce

...7 March, 1898, she was ordered to Hampton Roads, Va., to join the [[Flying Squadron]] for the blockade of Cuba. ...The battleship remained on patrol off Santiago, intermittently bombarding Spanish fortifications, until 3 July, when she stood out to coal at Guantanamo Bay.

...n the last day of the year. This was to be her base for operations in the Caribbean during the next seven months. ...[[Oquendo (1891)|''Oquendo'']], as ''Ericsson'' towed small craft from her squadron's larger ships to the burning hulks.

...mirante]] (or Admiral) of the [[Spanish Caribbean Squadron]] during the [[Spanish-American War]], and prior to this served his country in a variety of milita

...erranean waters as the flagship of the [[Squadron of Evolution (U.S. Navy)|Squadron of Evolution]] until 31 May, 1890 when she sailed from Funchal, Madeira, to ...er as flagship of the [[North Atlantic Squadron (U.S. Navy)|North Atlantic Squadron]], until 1893. After taking part in the International Naval Review in Hamp

...r of the newly formed [[South Atlantic Squadron (U.S. Navy)|South Atlantic Squadron]], 25 June. She departed 17 July for Cadiz, Spain to participate in the ce ...tic Station (U.S. Navy)|North Atlantic Squadron]] on 4 May, she joined the squadron at New York on 25 June and engaged in patrol duty and exercises off the sou

On 25 April, the day the war was declared, the squadron moved to Mirs Bay, China. Two days later came the message which led to Dew Ships darkened, the fleet safely passed the harbor defenses, and engaged the Spanish ships off Manila at daybreak on 1 May, 1898. Dewey remembered, "At 5:40 wh