United States Navy’s Involvement in the Spanish American War: American Ships and Commanders
Albany (Almirante Abreu), placed in commission (1900)
Albany, Capt. Joseph E. Craig (as of 5/29/1900); formerly Almirante Abreu
Algonquin, Ens. William S. Crownley (as of 4/2/1898); tug; formerly El Toro; later renamed Accomac.
Alicia, see: Hornet
Almirante Abreu, see: Albany
Almy, see: Eagle
Amazonas, see: New Orleans
Annapolis, Cmdr. John J. Hunker (as of 7/20/1897)
Atlanta, out of commission (1895-1900)
Baltimore, Capt. Nehemiah M. Dyer (as of 8/31/1897)
Bancroft, Cmdr. Charles Belknap (as of 8/31/1896); Cmdr. John V.B. Bleecker (as of 7/31/1896); Cmdr. Richardson Clover (as of 4/21/1898)
Bennington, Cmdr. George W. Pigman (as of 7/19/1895); Cmdr. Henry E. Nichols (as of 1/19/1897)
Boston, Capt. Frank Wildes (as of 11/18/1895)
Brooklyn, Capt. Francis A. Cook (as of 12/1/1896); Capt. Theodore F. Jewell (as 3/15/1898)
Buccaneer, Lt. Harold K. Hines (as of 6/13/1898); Lt. Augustus N. a. Mayer (as of 6/23/1898)
Buffalo, Cmdr. J. N. Hamphill (as of 9/22/1898); formerly El Cid, then Nitcheroy; purchased from Brazil
Calumet, Lt. William H. Cushing, Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Calument1894.pdf
Castine, Cmdr. Robert M. Berry (as of 12/8/1896); Cmdr. Samuel W. Very (as of 4/11/1898)
Charleston (out of commission 7/27/1896 to 5/5/1898)
Chicago, out of commission (1895-1898)
Cincinnati, Capt. Mortimer L. Johnson (as of 8/1/1895); Capt. Colby M. Chester (as of 5/31/1897)
Columbia, Capt. James H. Sands (as 9/10/1895)
Columbia, see: Wasp.
Concord, Cmdr. Asa Walker (as of 5/22/1897)
Cushing, Lt. Albert Greaves (as of 4/21/1898); torpedo boat
Cushing, Lt. John C. Fremont (as of 11/20/1895); Lt. Albert a.Gleaves (as of 4/21/1898)
Detroit, Cmdr. George C. Reiter (as of 8/17/1896); Cmdr. James H. Dayton (as of 7/10/1897)
Dolphin, Lt. Cmdr. Richardson Clover (as of 4/30/1896); out of commission 11/23/1897 to 3/24/1898
Du Pont, Lt. Spencer S. Wood (as of 4/21/1898); torpedo boat
Eagle, Lt. Cmdr. William H.H. Southerland (as of 4/4/1898); yacht, formerly Almy
Edward Luckenbach, see: Tecumseh
El Toro, see: Algonquin
Ericsson, Lt. Nathaniel R. Usher (as of 4/22/1898); torpedo boat
Fern, Lt. Cmdr. Andrew J. Iverson (as of 4/22/1891); Lt. Cmdr. Henry H. Mansfield (as of 1/11/1896); Lt. Cmdr. William S. Cowles (as of 4/5/1897); Lt. Cmdr. Herbert Winslow (as of 4/27/1898); gunboat
Foote, Lt. William L. Rodgers (as of 8/7/1897); torpedo boat
Franklin, screw frigate
Gresham, Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Gresham1896.pdf. Gresham had been in service on the Great Lakes; it was cut in two and sent to the Atlantic Coast for service in the Spanish-American war, but arrived too late.
Guthrie, Lt. J.W. Howison, Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Guthrie1895.pdf
Hamilton, Capt. W.D. Roath (as of 5/1/1898), Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Hamilton_1871.asp
Hawk, Lt. John Hood (as of 5/3/1898); yacht, formerly Hermione
Helena, Cmdr. William T. Swinburne (as of 7/7/1897)
Hermione, see: Hawk
Hornet, Lt. James M. Helm (as of 4/12/1898); yacht, formerly Alicia
Hudson, Lt. Frank H. Newcombe (as of 3/24/1898), Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/cutters/USRC/Hudson1893.pdf
Indiana, Capt. Robley D. Evans (as of 11/20/1895); Capt. Henry C. Taylor (as of 1/4/1897)
Iowa, Capt. Robley D. Evans (as of 11/20/1895); Capt. William T. Sampson (as of 6/16/1897); Capt. Silas W. Terry (as of 9/24/1898)
Katahdin, Cmdr. Richard P. Leary (as 2/12/1896); out of commission 4/17/1897 to 3/10/1898) Capt. George F.F. Wilde (as of 3/10/1898)
Leyden, screw steamer tug
Machias, Cmdr. Morris R.S. Mackenzie (as of 9/22/1896); Cmdr. John F. Merry (as of 4/30/1897):
Maine, Capt. Arent S. Crowninshield (as of 9/17/1895); Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee (as of 4/10/1897)
Mangrove, Lt. Cmdr. William H. Everett; Lt. Cmdr. Daniel D.V. Stuart (as of 6/7/1898); Light House Service vessel
Manning, Capt. Fred M. Munger (as of 5/7/1898), Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Manning1898.pdf
Marblehead, Cmdr. Theodore F. Jewell (as of 3/12/1896); Cmdr. Bowman H. McCalla (as of 9/11/1897)
Marietta, Cmdr. Frederick M. Symonds (as of 10/9/1896)
Massachusetts, Capt. Frederick Roberts (as of 6/10/1896); Capt. Francis J. Higginson (as of 7/22/1897)
Miantonomoh, Capt. Mortimer L. Johnson (as of 3/10/1898); monitor
Minneapolis, Capt. George H. Wadleigh (as of 12/13/1894); Capt. Theodore F. Jewell (as of 5/28/1898)
Mohican, steam sloop of war
Monterey, Capt. Charles E. Clark (as of 9/30/1896); Lt. Cmdr. James W. Carlin (as of 3/22/1898)
Montgomery, Cmdr. Charles W. Davis (as of 6/21/1894); Cmdr. Royal B. Bradford (as of 7/1/1896); Cmdr. George A. Converse (as of 7/23/1897)
Morrill, Capt. H.D. Smith (as of 4/26/1898); Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Morrill1889.pdf
Nanshan, Capt. E. Stovell (British Maritime Marine Service); Lt. Ben W. Hodges (as of 4/21/1898)
Nashville, Cmdr. Washburn Maynard (as of 8/19/1897)
New Orleans, Lt. Cmdr. Arthur P. Nazro (as of 3/16/1898); Capt. William Folger (as of 5/21/1898); formerly Amazonas
New York, Capt. Winfield S. Schley (as of 10/5/1895); Capt. French E. Chadwick (as of 12/4/1897)
Newark, Capt. Colby M. Chester (as of 12/1/1896); out of commission 3/6/1897 to 5/23/1898; Capt. Caspar F. Goodrich (as of 8/8/1898)
Newport, Cmdr. Benjamin F. Tilley (as of 10/5/1897)
Nitcheroy, see: Buffalo
Olympia, Capt. John J. Read (as of 2/5/1895); Capt. Charles V. Gridley (as of 7/28/1897)
Oregon, Capt. Henry L. Howison (as of 7/15/1896); Capt. Albert S. Barker (as of 3/20/1897); Capt. C.E. Clark (as of 5/26/1898); Capt. Albert S. Barker (as of 8/6/1898); George F.F. Wilde (as of 3/10/1898)
Osceola, Lt. J.L. Purcell (as of 4/27/1898); tug
P.H. Wise, see: Sioux.
Petrel, Lt. Cmdr. Edward P. Wood (as of 12/16/1896)
Philadelphia, Capt. Charles S. Cotton (as of 8/24/1894); out of commission 12/18/1897 to 7/9/1898
Porter, Lt. Charles Fremont (as of 2/20/1897); torpedo boat
Potomac, Lt. G.P. Blow (as of 4/14/1898); tug
Prairie, Cmdr. C.J. Train (as of 4/8/1898); Cmdr. Morris R.S. Mackenzie (as of 3/24/1898); auxiliary cruiser, formerly El Sol
Princeton, Cmdr. Clifford H. West (as of 5/27/1897)
Puritan, Capt. J.R. Bartlett (as of 12/10/1896); Capt. P.F. Harrington (as of 4/21/1898); Capt. Fred Rogers (as of 6/18/1898); monitor
Saint Paul, Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee (as of 4/20/1898); auxiliary cruiser, formerly a passenger liner
Saint Paul, International Navigation Co.; Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee (as of 4/20/1898)
Samoset, tug
San Francisco, Capt. Edwin M. Shepard (as of 11/21/1894); Capt. Richard P. Leary (as of 9/28/1897)
Sioux, Ens. Walter R. Gherardi (as of 5/1/1898); tug, formerly P.H. Wise, purchased by Navy 3/25/1898,
Solace, Commissioned 4/14/1898; Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Dunlap (as of 4/14/1898)
Somers, Lt. John J. Knapp (as of 3/28/1898); torpedo boat
Tecumseh, Lt. George R. Evans (as of 4/6/1898); tug, formerly Edward Luckenbach
Terror, Capt. P.F. Harrington (4/15/1896); Capt. Nicoll Ludlow (as of 4/21/1898)
Texas, Capt. Henry Glass (as of 7/20/1896); Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee (as of 4/10/1897); Capt. John W. Philip (as of 18 Oct. 1897)
Uncas, Lt. Frederick R. Brainard (as of 4/6/1898); tug, formerly Walter A. Luckenbach
Vesuvius, out of commission 4/25/1895 to 1/12/1897; Lt. Cmdr. John E. Pillsbury (as of 1/12/1897)
Vicksburg, Commissioned 10/23/1897), Comdr. Abraham B.H. Lillie (as of 10/23/1897)
Walter A. Luckenbach, tug, see: Uncas
Wasp, Lt. Aaron Ward (as of 4/11/1898); armed yacht, formerly Columbia.
Wheeling, Commissioned 8/10/1897; Cmdr. Uriel Sebree (as of 8/5/1896)
Wilmington, Commissioned 5/13/1897; Cmdr. Chapman C. Todd (as of 5/10/1897
Windom, Capt. S.E. Maguire (as of 5/5/1898), Revenue Cutter Service, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Windom1896.pdf
Winslow, Lt. John Bernadou (as of 12/29/1897); torpedo boat
Winthrop, tug
Woodbury, Capt. H.B. Rogers (as of 5/8/1898), Revenue Cutter Service, formerly Mahoning, see: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Mahoning_1863.pdf
Yankee, Comdr. Willard H. Brownson (as of 4/6/1898); steam auxiliary cruiser, formerly El Norte
Yosemite, Capt. George E. Ide (as of 12/20/1898); steam auxiliary cruiser, formerly Clearwater, then Ingalls