Charles Dwight Sigsbee
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Charles Dwight Sigsbee was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. In his earlier career, he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer. He is best remembered as the captain of USS Maine, which
Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee
The Sigsbee sounding machine
A telegram from Sigsbee to Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long on the destruction of USS Maine
The Second Battle of San Juan occurred on 22 June 1898 when two Spanish vessels tried to break the American blockade off San Juan.
Charles Dwight Sigsbee
…After Maine was destroyed in February 1898, Sigsbee and his officers were exonerated by a court of inquiry. He then commanded St. Paul in 1898 at the Second Battle of San Juan and Texas until 1900. In February, he was appointed Chief Intelligence Officer of the Office of Naval Intelligence, succeeding Commander Richardson…
Terror undergoing repairs after the battle