Naval personnel inspect the damage from the 12 inch shells of USS New Hampshire (BB-25) to San Marcos (ex-USS Texas (1892)) in Chesapeake Bay, March 1911.
She was used a range target for several decades before the wreck was deemed a navigational hazard. She sank the cargo ship Lexington in 1940 following a collision. In January 1959, explosives were used to destroy her upper decks and drive her hull deeper into the mud.
View of USS Oregon (BB-3) with her crew at quarters on deck, as she appears during the Peace Jubilee in New York City, August 1898. This was in celebration of Admiral William T. Sampson’s victory at Santiago Bay, during the Spanish-American War.
View of USS Oregon (BB-3) with her crew at quarters on deck, as she appears during the Peace Jubilee in New York City, August 1898. This was in celebration of Admiral William T. Sampson’s victory at Santiago Bay, during the Spanish-American War.
