Map of the battle and positions of the Spanish Fleet
after the battle
Spanish Order of Battle
Infanta Maria Teresa (Flagship), Armored Cruiser,
6890 tons; Vizcaya, Armored Cruiser, 6890 tons; Cristobal
Colon, Armored Cruiser, 7234 tons; Almirante Oquendo,
Armored Cruiser, 6890 tons; Pluton, Destroyer, 400 tons;
Furor, Destroyer, 370 tons.
Total weight of the Spanish Fleet = 28,674 tons
American Order of Battle
Brooklyn (Flagship), Armored Cruiser, 9215 tons;
Texas, Armored Cruiser, 6682 tons; Iowa, Battleship,11410
tons; Oregon, Battleship, 10288 tons; Indiana, Battleship,
10288 tons; Vixen, Armed Yacht, 806 tons; Gloucester,
Armed Yacht, 786 tons.
Total weight of the American Fleet = 49,475 tons
Ratio = 1.8 to 1 in favor of the U.S. Fleet
Tonnage figures derived from Conway's All the
World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905
Diagram not to scale
Positions of the Spanish fleet on 03 July,
1898.
Number 1 is the Spanish torpedo boat Furor, beached
at 1106.
Number 2 is the Spanish torpedo boat Pluton, beached
at 1100.
Number 3 is the Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa
(Flagship), beached at 1015.
Number 4 is the Spanish cruiser Oquendo, beached at
1030.
Number 5 is the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, beached at
1115.
Number 6 is the Spanish cruiser Cristobol Colon, beached
at 1330.
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