BATTLE OF THE

MANILA BAY
TOPIC
REPORT BY: REGINE MAE T. PACTO
BSED ENGLISH 1-A
BATTLE OF MANILA BAY
(MAY 1,1898)
COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY
-THE ONE RESOUNDING
AMERICAN VICTORY MADE
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT
-HE IS THE YOUNG ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
THE NAVY
4 PROTECTED CRUISER

USS OLYMPIA USS BOSTON

USS RALEIGH USS BALTIMORE

 GUNBOATS

USS CONCORD USS PETREL

USS HUGH
MCCULLOCH
 COMPOSITION OF FORCES

FEB. 25,1898-DESTRUCTION OF THE USS

MAINE IN THE HARBOUR OF HAVANA.
APRIL 25,1898- UNITED STATES DECLARE
WAR. 27,1898- DEWEY ASSEMBLED HIS
APRIL
FORCE.
APRIL 30,1898- DESTRUCTION OF THE
SPANISH FLEET.
 Order of battle
Vessels engaged in actual combat during the Battle of Manila Bay ranged in
size from 5,870 tons (Olympia) to 492 tons (Marques del Duero).
United States
Engaged Vessels:
USS Olympia, flagship, protected cruiser of 5,870 tons, with four 8-inch
guns mounted in pairs on two turrets, plus ten 5-inch guns and six torpedo
tubes. Top speed 20 knots. She is now a museum ship at the Independence
Seaport Museum, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
USS Baltimore, protected cruiser of 4,600 tons, with four 8-inch guns on
single mounts, plus six 6-inch guns. Top speed 20 knots.
USS Raleigh, protected cruiser of 3,200 tons, with one 6-inch and ten 5-inch
guns. Top speed 19 knots.
USS Boston, protected cruiser of 3,200 tons, with two 8-inch and six 6-inch
guns. Top speed 13 knots.
USS Concord, gunboat of 1,710 tons with six 6-inch guns. Top speed 17
knots.
USS Petrel, gunboat of 867 tons with four 6-inch guns. Top speed 12 knots.
Despite the superiority of the American artillery, the success rate of their
guns was minimal, a total of 5,859 shells were expended during the battle.
Excluding shells fired at land targets and the unengaged vessels, only 145 hit
the seven Spanish engaged vessels. The Reina Cristina and Castilla suffered
81 hits between them, the Don Antonio de Ulloa was hit 33 times, the Don
Juan de Austria 13, the Marques del Duero 10, the Isla de Cuba five and the
Isla de Luzón was hit three times.
Spain
Engaged Vessels:
Reina Cristina, flagship, unprotected cruiser of 3,042 tons, with six 6.4-inch guns. The
fastest Spanish vessel with a top speed of 16 knots.
Castilla, unprotected cruiser of 3,289 tons, with four 5.9-inch and two 4.7-inch guns. The
vessel's 8-inch guns had been removed to equip the shore batteries. The ship was used as a
floating battery as the temporary repair of the leaks had immobilized her propeller shaft.
Don Antonio de Ulloa, unprotected cruiser of 1,152 tons, with two 4.7-inch guns on the
starboard side. Under repair with her engines ashore. Her entire port side armament had
been removed to equip the shore batteries.
Don Juan de Austria, unprotected cruiser of 1,152 tons, with four 4.7-inch guns. Top speed
13 knots.
Isla de Cuba, protected cruiser of 1,030 tons, with six 4.7-inch guns. Top speed 14 knots.
Isla de Luzon, protected cruiser of 1,030 tons, with six 4.7-inch guns. Top speed 14 knots.
Marques del Duero, gunboat of 492 tons, with one 6.4-inch and two 4.7-inch guns. Top
speed 10 knots.
Unengaged Vessels:
Mindanao, transport ship of 1,900 tons, with 2 secondary rapid fire guns. 77
men.
Velasco, unprotected cruiser of 1,152 tons. Her boilers were ashore being
repaired. All her guns were apparently removed to the Caballo Island Battery.
145 men.
El Coreo, gunboat of 560 tons, with three 4.7-inch guns, three secondary
rapid-fire guns, and 1 torpedo tube. 115 men.
General Lezo, gunboat of 520 tons, with two 4.7-inch guns which were
apparently removed to El Fraile Island, 2 secondary rapid-fire guns, and 1
torpedo tube. 115 men.
Argos, gunboat of 508 tons, with one 3.5-inch gun. 87 men.
The Spanish vessels had 19 torpedo tubes between them but no serviceable
torpedoes.
Shore Defenses
Fort San Antonio Abad: Built 1584. Located in Manila. Various guns with only the 9.4-inch
having enough range to reach Dewey's ships at their closest approach.
Fort San Felipe: Built 1609. A small castle built on a sandbar protected by a breakwater and
separated from Cavite City by a moat.
Cavite Fort: Fortified naval base and shipyard in Cavite City located adjacent to Fort San
Felipe.
Corregidor battery: Entrance to Manila Bay. Did not fire.
Caballo battery: Entrance to Manila Bay. Did not fire.
El Fraile battery: Entrance to Manila Bay. Fired three rounds before Raleigh silenced it after
hitting the battery with a single shell.
Cañacao battery: Located in the town of Cañacao. Armed with a single 4.7-inch gun. Did not
fire.
Sangley Point battery: Located at the Sangley Point Naval Base. Armed with three 64-lb
muzzleloading cannon and two 5.9-inch guns (which were the only ones to fire.)
Malate battery: Located in the Manila district of Malate. Did not fire.
The batteries were supplemented with the guns removed from Montojo's fleet. The
Corregidor, Caballo and El Fraile batteries had a combined total of 17 guns.
The destroyed Spanish ships after the battle:

Wreck of the Reina Wreck of the Castilla Wreck of the Don

Cristina Antonio de Ulloa
Wreck of the Velasco Wreck of the Isla de Wreck of the Velasco
Luzon