The Capture of URDANETA

                                     TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY                                              25 SEPTEMBER 1899                                      THE CAPTURE OF URDANETA The autumn of 1898 saw the end of the Spanish-American war and the ceding of the Philippine Islands from Spain to the United States.  Militant Filipinos who had been Read More

Cruise of CSS TALLAHASSEE

                                              6-23 AUGUST 1864                                      CRUISE OF CSS TALLAHASSEE One of the more successful efforts of the Confederacy during the Civil War was their campaign against Union commercial shipping.  CSS TALLAHASSEE was one such raider, a sleek and fast cruiser built in England Read More