Commanded by Henry W. Lyon, this dispatch boat carried the flag of the President and Secretary of the Navy for 12 years and carried more distinguished guests than any other boat in the U.S. Navy. The U.S.S. Dolphin was one of the first modern ships constructed for naval service in the U.S. During the war it was transformed into a war-vessel and at Guantanamo Bay, along with the U.S.S. Marblehead, the U.S.S. Dolphin protected U.S. Marines from defeat. Photographic history of the Spanish-American War, p. 192. Download an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) version of this image.
The U.S.S. Iowa was the biggest battleship in the U.S. fleet. It was involved in the first bombardment of the fort near Santiago. It cost three million dollars to build and was equipped with 11,000 horsepower. Photographic history of the Spanish-American War, p. 147. Download an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) version of this image.
U.S.S. Katahdin
The U.S.S. Katahdin was a harbor defense ram with a gigantic projectile, and at the time of the war was the only vessel of its type in the world. It was held in reserve during the war for possible harbor defense; there was never an opportunity to display its efficiency. Photographic history of the Spanish-American War, p. 166. Download an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) version of this image.
The hospital ship U.S.S. Solace was fitted out by the U.S. Government especially for the convenience and comfort of the sick and the wounded. It conveyed the sick and wounded from the theater of war to U.S. hospitals at such places as Tampa, Florida. Photographic history of the Spanish-American War, p. 284. Download an uncompressed TIFF (.tif) version of this image.
