Posted: 01/01/2016
USS Indiana, a 10,288-ton battleship, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and commissioned in November 1895. She spent her entire career in the Atlantic area. During the Spanish-American War, Indiana operated in the Caribbean, and participated in the 3 July 1898 naval battle off Santiago, Cuba. The photograph was taken of BB-1 Indiana in the summer of 1898. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.