Action of 13 June 1898
The action of 13 June 1898 was a minor naval engagement of the Spanish–American War fought near Cienfuegos, Cuba, between the American auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee under Commander Willard Herbert Brownson and the Spanish gunboat Diego Velázquez under Teniente de Navío de 1ª clase Juan de Carranza y Reguera, which had exited the port to inspect a suspicious steamer which proved to be Yankee. Diego Velázquez, markedly inferior to Yankee in armament, managed to return to Cienfuegos, where it was joined by the small gunboats and . After the appearance of the latters, Yankee decided to withdraw.
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Action of 13 June 1898
The action of 13 June 1898 was a minor naval engagement of the Spanish–American War fought near Cienfuegos, Cuba, between the American auxiliary cruiser USS Yankee under Commander Willard Herbert Brownson and the Spanish gunboat Diego Velázquez under Teniente de Navío de 1ª clase Juan de Carranza y Reguera, which had exited the port to inspect a suspicious steamer which proved to be Yankee. Diego Velázquez, markedly inferior to Yankee in armament, managed to return to Cienfuegos, where it was joined by the small gunboats and . After the appearance of the latters, Yankee decided to withdraw.
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1 gunboat damaged
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1898-06-13
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Spanish victory
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1 auxiliary cruiser
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USS Yankee, circa 1898
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Juan Reguera
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Willard Brownson
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1898-06-13
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Off Cienfuegos, Caribbean Sea
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Spanish victory
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