Battle of Santiago de Cuba

The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought off the naval port of that name on the north coast of Cuba on 3 July, 1898 was one of two main naval actions of the Spanish-American War.

A Spanish squadron seeking to escape the American blockade was annihilated in a running battle along the coast.

United States Navy Gunnery at Santiago de CubaTemplate:BrownWarriorToDreadnought
Calibre (inches)	Rounds Fired	Hits	Per Cent
13	47	0	0
12	39	2	5
8	219	10	5.5
6	271	17	2
5	473
4	251	13	5
6 pdr	6,553	76	1

Bibliography

• Template:BrownWarriorToDreadnought

See Also

• Wikipedia