Title

'The 'Oregon's' race for Cuba', 1898. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'The 'Oregon's' race for Cuba', 1898. As tensions grew between the United States and Spain after the sinking of the battleship USS 'Maine' in Havana harbour, Cuba, the USS 'Oregon' was ordered to sail from San Francisco around the tip of South America to re-deploy in the Atlantic. After a 66 day, 14,000 mile voyage that included a stormy and potentially deadly passage through the Straits of Magellan she arrived off Florida on 24 May 1898, by which time the Spanish-American War had begun. On 3 July the 'Oregon' participated in the Battle of Santiago, in which the Spanish Caribbean Squadron was destroyed. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1898

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C59_139

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,5Mb) / 16,6in x 11,7in / 4990 x 3504 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation ocean sea water flag flags country smoke mast ship ships geography color colour war location century banner steaming Stars and Stripes concept battle funnel Navy standard warfare battleship United States of America United States steamship naval warfare 19th century United States Navy water transport warship nineteenth century US Navy American America USA The Print Collector geographical feature Spanish-American War Battle of Santiago de Cuba Unknown pre-dreadnought Murat Murat Halstead Halstead USS Oregon Murat Halstead