Spanish 1st class cruiser 'Reina Mercedes'.

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Spanish-American War. War between Spain and the United States in 1898, as a result of the US intervention in the Cuban war of Independence. Cuba. Spanish 1st class cruiser 'Reina Mercedes' (1892), iron-hulled, converted into a floating battery to defend Santiago de Cuba harbour entrance. Illustration by A. de Caula. Photoengraving by Laporta. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.

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Size: 4488px × 2921px
Location: Spain
Photo credit: © PHAS / UIG / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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