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Despite Admiral Robley D. Evans’s conclusion that water line belts are too high, the real vulnerability on battleships is that they do not have enough armored protection at and above the water line. Further, ships are not carrying the draft levels recommended but are exceeding them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-14
Neptune sits among the sunken wrecks of the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War. Caption: Neptune–Great whales! If those Yankees keep this up much longer I’ll have to move!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-08-03
Puck stands on wooden scaffolding in front of the bow of a huge new battleship in dry dock with a large sphinx on the deck between the big guns.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-04-27
Bust portrait of George Dewey, facing left, wearing military uniform, framed by a laurel wreath draped with the American flag. A vignette at the upper right shows Admiral David G. Farragut on the rigging of a ship during a battle labeled “New Orleans 1862,” and a vignette on the lower left shows the destruction of the Spanish fleet labeled “Manila 1898.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-05-25
In an imaginary battle, aircraft, battleships, and submarines are shooting at each other. Caption: Whereas formerly we fought our naval battles on top of the water only, we now may fight them on the water, over the water, and under the water!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1909-10-27
A battered ironclad labeled “High Cost of Living” is being bombarded by several ironclads labeled “Berger, Shanks [sic], Sulzer, George, Jr., [and] Taft.” Their gun blasts are labeled, respectively, “Socialism, Municipal Market, Parcel Post, Single Tax, [and] Tariff Board,” and one unidentified “Monitor” with gun blast labeled “Free Trade.” Caption: The Civil War Merrimac was hard enough to whip, but this one may be harder.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-02-28
President Roosevelt has decided that Admiral Sampson was technically in command during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Sampson laid out the general plan for the battle and none of the ships acted under the general orders of Admiral Schley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-16
Report on the guns and gunnery of the American and Spanish vessels that took part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-05
President Roosevelt has decided that Rear Admiral Sampson was “technically and actually” in command during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-05
Captain Clark provides his account of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
Captain Clark provides his account of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. This draft contains handwritten edits suggested by President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
Rear Admiral Wainwright provides his account of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, along with some handwritten edits to the typed statement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
Note detailing the condition of various battleships, cruisers, and people involved in a naval battle.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
A typed draft of an oral statement made by Captain Charles E. Clark regarding a naval engagement during the Spanish-American War. Clark is to make edits and return the statement to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
A typed draft of an oral statement made by Rear Admiral H. C. Taylor regarding a naval engagement during the Spanish-American War. Taylor is to edit the statement and return it to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
A typed draft of an oral statement made by Captain Charles E. Clark regarding a naval engagement during the Spanish-American War. Clark is to edit the statement and return it to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
Typed copy of an oral statement made by Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans regarding a naval engagement during the Spanish-American War. Evans is to edit the statement and return it to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
A typed draft of an oral statement made by Commander Richard Wainwright regarding a naval engagement during the Spanish-American War. Wainwright is to edit the statement and return it to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-03
Illustration showing John Bull as a sailor, floating in a life-preserver labeled “British Navy 800 War Ships,” surrounded by huge waves labeled “Germany,” “France,” and “Russia.” There are cannon barrels pointing in all directions from the life-preserver.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-02-28
President Roosevelt believes Sir Cecil Spring Rice’s informant was misguided regarding the events of the Battle of the Yellow Sea and discusses the actions of the Japanese and Russian fleets.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-27