As proposed by Glynn Stewart: Cruiser Actions of the Spanish-American War.
USS Maine Board https://www.spanamwar.com/mainerpt.htm
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No, Boston is the one at the bottom, one of the ABC cruisers of the New Steel Navy, that is why she is rigged for sail, had compound engines, Chicago missed war due to rebuilding that included triple expansion upgrade. See "The Asiatic Squadron" slide.
The US should have bought the entire Marianas when it bought Guam. It would have kept Guam more secure, and if you are going to have an empire it's better to keep other powers as far away, as cheaply, as possible.
This is a wierd question, but what is that font for the cover of "A Message to Garcia"
The biggest objection (as far as I'm concerned) to the current theory, about a coal fire heating a magazine bulkhead and causing an explosion, is the timing. It came out roughly at the time the US was trying to persuade the Spanish to allow construction of a base at Rota. All of a sudden a report comes out saying the Spanish had nothing to do with the loss of USS Maine. While I'm sure the report is legit, and Spain had nothing with the loss, it's timing is just a little convenient. Of all the possible suspects Spain has the least motive.
At the time coal was figured as part of the protection of a ship. Two feet of coal equaled 1" of steel armor, and coal was also believed to reduce the effect of flooding. The calculated ratio was 5/8 of the coal bunker's volume was taken up by coal so only 3/8 was left to be filled by water if there was flooding. Though I'm not sure how having heaver than water rocks (coal) in 5/8 of the area is better than water.
The Olympia is a beautiful ship. I’ve only been on it twice, becuna at least once, I don’t remember if twice or not. I live 5m away from it and see it almost daily.
Frankly a terrifying thought if the Colon had been fully worked up and had her main guns installed for that battle. Sure she's never going to win a fight with a BB, but two 254mm guns along with everything else she was packing would have given the USN considerable trouble if her condition was what it should have been.
Let's face it, overall the Garibaldis were some of the best cruisers you can get in 1898.
Just like to add onto the previous that the Argentine navy kept at least one of theirs in (probably only as a training ship by that point..) service as late as 1945..
Also all sorts of mad respect to both the Spanish admirals for even TRYING to do what they tried to do.
On the US Asiatic cruiser slide isn’t the USS Boston the ship on the bottom and not the one on the top?
If a Governor gave me that order (to uselessly sacrifice my fleet for honor) I might order my Marines to escort him aboard my flagship so he can stand next to me on the bridge and share in the honor.