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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- SPANISH NAVY SHIPS --

Cebu (Transport, 188?-1898)

Cebu, a 532-ton transport built during the 1880s, was part of the Spanish squadron in the Philippines at the beginning of the Spanish-American War. She was sunk on 1 May 1898 during Battle of Manila Bay.

This page features a view of Cebu after the Battle of Manila Bay.

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Photo #: USN 902946

Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898


Wreck of the Spanish armed transport Cebu, photographed sometime after the battle.

Donation of Lt. C.J. Dutreaux, USNR(Ret), 1947.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 67,630 bytes; 740 x 655 pixels

 

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23 October 1998