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The Sinking of the ''Merrimac''

by Richmond Pearson HOBSON (1870 - 1937)

Part Two, The Run In, Section One

During the Spanish-American War, Naval Constructor Hobson U.S.N. devised a plan to scuttle a ship in the channel leading to Santiago harbor in Cuba and thus bottle up the Spanish fleet at anchor in the bay. This book contains Hobson's personal narrative of how the scheme was carried out and of what happened afterward. ( Delmar H. Dolbier)

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Part Three, Imprisoment in Morro Castle, Section Two , Part Four, Prison Life... Section Four , Part Four, Prison Life... Section One , Part Four, Prison Life... Section Three , Part Four, Prison Life... Section Two , Part Three, Imprisoment in Morro Castle, Section One , Part Three, Imprisonment in Morro Castle, Section Three , Part Two, The Run In, Section Two