page_title: Gonzalez Hontoria de 12 cm mod 1883
hierarchical_section_title: Gonzalez Hontoria de 12 cm mod 1883
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: warwithspainoper00unit (find matches) Title: The War with Spain, operations of the United States Navy on the Asiatic Station; reports of Rear-Admiral George Dewey on the Battle of Manila Bay, MAy 1, 1898, and on the investment and fall of Manila, May 1 to August 13, 1898 Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: United States. Naval Force, Asiatic Station Dewey, George, 1837-1917 Subjects: Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898 Manila (Philippines) -- Siege, 1898 Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image: 13119197. (Report of engagement at Manila Bay.) Fo. 6-0.) U. S. Flagship Olympia, Off Manila, PMUpplne Islands, May 3, 1898. Sir&#160;: 1 have the honor to make the following report of this shipsengagement with the enemy od May 1: On April 30 we stood down for the entrance to Manila Bay. At 9.42p. m. the crew were called to general quarters (the ship having beenpreviously cleared for action) and remained by their guns, ready toreturn the fire of the batteries if called upon. At about 11.30 p. m. we passed through Boca Grande entrance ofManila Bay. The lights on Corrigidor and Caballo islands and on SanNicolas Banks were extinguished. After this ship had passed in the battery on the southern shore ofentrance opened fire at the ships astern, and the McGulloch and theBoston returned the fire. At 4 a. m. of May 1 coffee was served out to officers and men. Atdaybreak sighted shipping at Manila. Shifted course to southward andstood for Cavite. At 5.06 two submarine mines were exploded near,Cavit Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The Gonzalez Hontoria de 12 cm mod 1883 was a Spanish naval gun developed in the late 1800s that armed a variety of warships of the Spanish Navy during the Spanish–American War.
context_section_description: The Gonzalez Hontoria de 12 cm mod 1883 was a Spanish naval gun developed in the late 1800s that armed a variety of warships of the Spanish Navy during the Spanish–American War.
caption: A 12 cm Hontoria 1883 gun aboard the Spanish Cruiser Isla de Cuba
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