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Lifetime: 1870 - 1937 Passed: ≈ 87 years ago

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Richmond Pearson Hobson

Books by Richmond Pearson Hobson

Sinking of the ''Merrimac'' Cover image

Sinking of the ''Merrimac''

History Memoir Non-Fiction War
Heroism Navy Captivity Military Strategy Cuba Prisoner of War Spanish-American War Naval warfare Santiago de Cuba Merrimac Blockade Scuttling

This book chronicles the daring act of Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson during the Spanish-American War. He devised and led the mission to scuttle the USS Merrimac in the channel leading to Santiago Harbor in Cuba, aiming to trap the Spanish...