Souvenirs et histoires palpitantes de la guerre par des héros rentrés . Constructeur Hobson, de renommée Merrimac, qui a une réputation pour la connaissance de la construction de navires. Brièvement ces officiers ont trouvé comme suit: Cristobal Colon, cuirassé, première classe, avec six pouces d'acier pour la protection non seulement sur la ligne d'eau, butautour des canons de 6 pouces. Ce navire a été frappé par de grands projectiles mais six fois, comme il a gardé hors de portée presque tout le temps, passant derrière les autres navires pour la protection, et enfin faire une course pour elle. Les hits ont été faits par Brooklyn et Oregon. Un shellent de 8 pouces est entré dans le port

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Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes . Constructor Hobson, of Merrimac fame, who has a reputation for knowledge of ship construction. Briefly these officers found as follows: Cristobal Colon, battleship, first-class, with six inches of steel for protection not only on the water line, butaround the 6-inch guns. This ship was hit by large projectiles but six times, as it kept out of range nearly the whole time, passing behind the other shipsfor protection, and finally making a run for it. The hits were made by the Brooklyn and Oregon. One 8-inch shellwent into the port side of the wardroom and left on the starboard side withoutexploding, but cleaned out everything in the room. A 5-inch hit just abovethe armor belt, and a 6-inch struck her on the bow. None of the injurieswag sufficient to put her out of action nor as serious as those received by the 142 STORY OF CERVERAS DEFEAT. Brooklyn, at one time her sole antagonist. The assertion that the Brooklynwas overhauling her and that the Oregons terrific 13-inch guns were shooting. DAMAGE DONE TO A BATTLESHIP BY A TORPEDO. nearer and nearer, and that escape was impossible, seems to be the correctsolution of her surrender. The Vizcaya, armored cruiser, is of the same class as the battleshipsTexas and Maine. She carries two 11.5-inch guns and ten 5-5-inch guns STORY OF CERVERAS DEFEAT. 143 with protections, ten and twelve inches thick, double and treble that of theBrooklyn. This ship was the special prey of the Brooklyn and the Oregon, althoughthe Texas, after her destructive work on the Almirante Oquendo and Teresa, aided a little at long range. The Vizcaya, exclusive of one-pounders andrapid-fire hits, which swept her deck, was hit with large projectiles fourteentimes and by six-pounders eleven times. The 8-inch guns of the Brooklyn and Oregon, the 6-inch guns on theOregon and 5-inch on the Brooklyn tore her structure above the armor beltalmost into shreds, while the six-pounders and one-pounders

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