Description: USS BALTIMORE IN ROUGH SEA TYPHON BATTLESHIP ARMY NAVY MARINES MILITARY MARYLAND LITE WEAR LITE CREASES The Cruiser U.S.S. BALTIMORE saw much interesting duty before, during and after the Spanish-American War. In 1898, she served with the United States Asiatic Squadron under Commodore Dewey and took part in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1. She was the second largest vessel in George Dewey's fleet, surpassed only by the flagship, USFS OLYMPIA. During the first half of the battle, the U.S.S. BALTIMORE was the second ship in Asiatic Squadron's line of battle. In the later part of the action, the she led the attack, having a duel with Spanish shore batteries. At Manila Bay, BALTIMORE suffered two officers and six men wounded by a single shell which riccochetted around the weather deck, hitting and exploding some ammunition. These were Dewey's only casualties during the battle and all recovered from their wounds. The following day, U.S.S. BALTIMORE and USS RALEIGH went to demand the surrender of the batteries on the island Corregidor at the entrance to Manila Bay.BACKGROUND:U.S.S. BALTIMORE was launched on October 6, 1888, being sponsored by Mrs. Theodore D. Wilson, the wife of the Chief Naval Constructor. The vessel's commander upon commissioning was Captain (later Rear Admiral ) Winfield Scott Schley, who gained fame at the Battle of Santiago in the Spanish American War. BALTIMORE became flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron in May, 1890. That August, she conveyed the remains of the late Captain John Ericsson, inventor of U.S.S. MONITOR, from New York to Stockholm, Sweden. After a cruise in European and Mediterranean waters, she was transfered to the South Pacific Station SEE SCAN FOR CONDITION CHECK OUT MY RPPC & REAL PHOTO POSTCARD S RPPC POSTAGE FLAT RATE FOR EVERYONENOTE WEAR AND CORNER WEAR WITH LIGHT CREASING ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
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