...From the admiral down to the last midshipman, they knew perfectly well that there were no more fleets, no more divisions, no more vessels, and that those...ships—that is, those of the first and second classes : Jotra, 11,340 tons, steel, first-class battle ship, 18 guns. Indiana, 10,288 tons, steel, first-class...

...Naval Pocket Book, p. 750, and Titherington, History of the Spanish-American War, pp. 99-100. regarded as such) were all that could be counted on to oppose the American fleet.'' 2 Since this was not a matter of common knowledge, the American Navy made its preparations to meet...