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Rush. Revenue cutter. C'apt. W. II. Roberts, 

 R. C. S. No record available. 



Wheeling. Unannored gunboat. First commis- 

 sion, Aug. 10, 1897. Conniiaiidcr I'rid Scbroe. 

 Served on Pacific coast and in Alaskan waters 



Asiatic Station. Baltimore. Protected crui- 

 ser. 36 officers, 850 men. Cost, $1,825,000. Launched 

 Oct. 6, 1888. First commission, .Ian .7, 1890. dipt. 

 N. M. Dyer. Participated in naval battle at Mft- 

 nila Bay, May, 1, 1898. Capt. Dyer, in his official 

 report to Commodore (Admiral) Dewey of the en- 

 gagement, said : 



"At 10.55 you made general signal 'designated 

 vessel will lead' with 'Baltimore's' distinguishing 

 pennant, and in a few minutes signal to 'attack 

 the enemy's batteries or earthworks ' and for fleet 

 to 'close up' ; in obedience to which order this ship 

 led in, with starboard helm, to a position off the 

 Cailacoa and Sangley Point batteries and opened 

 fire with starboard battery at a distance of about 

 2,800 yards, closing in to 2,200, between which and 

 2,700 yards our beat work was done, slowing the 

 ship dead slow, stopping the engines as range was 

 obtained, delivering a rapid and accurate fire upon 

 the shore batteries and a gunboat, just inside of 

 Sangley Point, since proved to have been the ' Don 

 Antonio de Ulloa,' practically silencing the bat- 

 teries in question before the fire of another ship 

 became effective, owing to the lead we had obtained 

 in our start for the supposed Spanish steamer." 



The "Baltimore" was struck five times with 

 small projectiles. 2 officers and 6 men were 

 wounded. 



Boston. Protected cruiser. 19 officers. 259 men. 

 Cost, $619.000. Launched Dec. 4, 1884. First com- 

 mission, May 2, 1887. Capt. Frank Wildes. Par- 

 ticipated in naval battle at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898. 

 The Boston was struck four times without receiving 

 material damage. Occupied sixth place in the at- 

 tacking column, bringing up the rear. 



Bruins. Steamer converted into collier. Com- 

 missioned in United States navy May 27, 1898. 

 Lieut. V. L. Cottman. Served on Asiatic station. 



Charleston. Protected cruiser. 20 officers, 286 

 men. Cost, $1,017.500. Launched July 19, 1888. 

 First commission, Dec. 26, 1889. Capt. Henry Glass. 

 On May 10 ordered from Honolulu to Manila, in 

 company with the " City of Pekin." Also instructed 

 to capture Guam, in the Marianas, seizing the gov- 

 ernor and any armed force present. Carried out 

 instructions and raised the United States flag at 

 Guam. Sailed from Honolulu on June 4, with 

 "City of Pekin," " Australia," and " City of Syd- 

 ney " under convoy. Seized Guam on June 21. 



Concord. Gunboat, 13 officers, 181 men. Cost, 

 $490,000. Launched March 8, 1890. First com- 

 mission, Feb. 14, 1891. Commander Asa Walker. 

 Participated in battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898. 

 From May 2 to May 6 captured numerous Spanish 

 tugs and destroyed batteries at entrance to bay. On 

 July 7 to 10, with the " Raleigh," visited Subig Bay 

 and captured Spanish force of about 600 men on 

 Grande island. On Aug. 13 was stationed north of 

 the Pasig river during bombardment and fall of 

 Manila. On blockade duty after that date. 



McCulloch. Revenue cutter. Commissioned De- 

 cember, 1897. Capt. D. B. Hodgson. Served in t he 

 Philippines. Took part in naval battle at Manila. 

 May 1, 1898, forming apart of the attacking squad- 

 ron. On entering Manila Bay. received and re- 

 turned the fire of the Spanish batteries at the 

 entrance. During the battle was assigned to the 

 duty of protecting the squadron supply ships tnni 

 attack by Spanish gunboats, and while aO employed 

 was under fire of the batteries at Manila and .Sang- 

 ley Point. As dispatch boat, carried the news of 

 Admiral Dewey's victory to Hong-Kong. May 7. 



During the blockade of the port of Manila, which 

 followed, divided wiih the United S MI.T- 



" Concord" and "Petrel" the guard duty of (In- 

 squadron ami boarded a great inimlxT 

 both national and merchant, entering tin- 1 

 tured the Spanish guul.oat I.,--, i.-" ,,IT the mouth 

 of the Pasig river. June v!!l. \V ;i > in tin- battle 

 line at the bombardment and cnidure of Manila. 



Aug. i:$. Subsequently captured, in |',;itall^a- liny. 



the filibustering steamer " Abbey," en-.-r.-i-ii in bring- 

 ing arms and ammunition to tin- iij-m_'.-nts. Put- 

 ting a prize crew on boanl.the McCulloch "-lippi-d 

 the "Abbey's" cables and towed her I cy.nd the 

 reach of the guns of the insurgents before they 

 realized what was being done. The prixe was th-ii 

 towed to Cavite and turned over to the commander 

 in chief. Later, the " McCulloch " was given the duty 

 of completing the destruction of the Spanish bat- 

 teries at the entrance to .Manila Bay. which she did, 

 by throwing the guns there on El Fraile Rock into 

 the bay, dismounting the batteries on Caballo and 

 Corregidor islands, and destroying the earn 

 She was detached from the Asiatic squadron Nov. 

 16, 1898, and ordered to proceed to San Francix-o. 

 Capt. Hodgson was relieved and ordered to return 

 home, June 6, his command l>cing turned over to 

 Capt, Foley. 



Monocacy. Iron steam vessel. Built in : 

 12 officers, 146 men. Commander (). W. Faivn- 

 holt. Has served on the Asiatic station constantly 

 since 1866. Was the leading vessel under Admiral 

 John Rodgers in 1870 in the attacks of the fort at 

 Seoul. Korea. Since that time has repeated!} 

 ited every port, bay, island, and river from Singa- 

 pore to Vladivostok, doing valuable service in the 

 protection of life and property. Stationed at 

 Shanghai during last war protecting American 

 interests on the Yangtse-Kiang and in the north 

 of China. 



Nanshan. Steamer converted into collier. Pur- 

 chased by Admiral Dewey before war was declared, 

 with 3,000 tons of coal on board. Served with 

 Asiatic squadron. 



Nero. Steamer converted into collier. Commis- 

 sioned in United States navy June 8, 1898. Com- 

 mander Charles Belknap. Served with A- 

 squadron. 



Olympia. Protected cruiser. 34 officers. 416 

 men. Cost, $1.796.000. Launched N..\. 5. 

 First commission. Feb. 5, 1895. Capt. C. V. (Jrid- 

 ley commanding to May 25, 1898: Capt. B. P. Lam- 

 bert on from that date to close of war. Served in 

 the Philippines. Participated in naval battle at 

 Manila, May 1, 1898. On that occasion was flag- 

 ship of Commodore (Admiral) Dewey. In hi- 

 cial report of the part taken by the "Olympia" in 

 tliis engagement Capt. (iridley said: 



"On April 30 we stood down for the entrance to 

 Manila Bay. At 9.4',' r. M. the er-w were called to 

 general quarters (the ship having been previously 

 cleared for action) and remained by their guns, 

 ready to return the fire of the batteries if called 

 upon. At about 11.30 p. M. we pissed through i 

 Grande entrance of Manila May. The lijrlr- 

 Corrigidor and Caballo islands and on San Nicolas 

 Banks were extinguished. After this ship had 

 passed in the battery on the southern shore of en- 

 trance opened lire at the ships astern, and the 

 McCulloch ' and the Most on ' returned the fire. 



"At 4 A. M. of May 1 colTee was s.T\ed out to . fli- 

 cera and men. At' daybreak sighu-d shipping at 

 Manila. Shifted course to southward and stood for 

 Cavite. At 5.6 two submarine mines 

 plo.led near Cavite. bearing south-southeast, dis- 

 tant 4 miles. At 5.15 battery on Shandy Point 

 opened lire, but the shell feU short. Other shells 

 passed over us, ranging 7 miles. At 5.41 A. M. L- 



