Almirante Oquendo

Almirante Oquendo, was an Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser of the Spanish Navy that fought at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War. She was named for Captain General Don Antonio de Oquendo (1577–1640), the victorious commander at the Battle of the Downs in 1639.

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1893  Wikimedia, Wikidata
shipwreck, armored cruiser, Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser, Spanish Navy, 

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Location: 19.9775, -76.1444, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Merrimac ⓘ
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1893 Almirante Oquendo

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Battle of Santiago de Cuba

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ship commissioning

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ship launching

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sinking

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1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba

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Frameless

After the Battle of Santiago, the total destruction of Admiral Cervera's Fleet - The Graphic 1898

Almirante Oquendo wreck Cuba 1899

Almirante Oquendo April 1898

Oquendo

Bow of the Spanish Cruiser 'Almirante Oquendo' in 1898, from a photograph by J. C. Hemment

Rescuing Spaniards from the Oquendo

Lower deck of the "Almirante Oquendo" looking aft LCCN91481510

Examining the gun on Almirante Oquendo (3795484787)

Wreck of armored cruiser Almirante Oquendo

Wreck of Almirante Oquendo seen from distance (3795484771)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Santiago de Cuba	battle, William Thomas Sampson, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Winfield Scott Schley	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Merrimac	steamship	Wikidata
site	fort		Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca	fortress	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Vizcaya	Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser, shipwreck, armored cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1893	Almirante Oquendo	armored cruiser, shipwreck, Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		After the Battle of Santiago, the total destruction of Admiral Cervera's Fleet - The Graphic 1898		Commons
commons	image		Almirante Oquendo wreck Cuba 1899		Commons
commons	image		Almirante Oquendo April 1898		Commons
commons	image		Oquendo		Commons
commons	image		Bow of the Spanish Cruiser 'Almirante Oquendo' in 1898, from a photograph by J. C. Hemment		Commons
commons	image		Rescuing Spaniards from the Oquendo		Commons
commons	image		Lower deck of the "Almirante Oquendo" looking aft LCCN91481510		Commons
commons	image		Examining the gun on Almirante Oquendo (3795484787)		Commons
commons	image		Wreck of armored cruiser Almirante Oquendo		Commons
commons	image		Wreck of Almirante Oquendo seen from distance (3795484771)		Commons