Return to Naval Historical Center home page. Marques del Duero , a 492-ton gunboat, was built at La Seyne, France, in 1875. She was part of the Spanish squadron in the Philippines at the start of the Spanish-American War and was sunk in the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. This page features a photograph showing Marques del Duero after her loss. Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image .
Sheer legs are at left, by the small ship alongside the wharf.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.