Spanish Ships
- The ship María Pita of the Balmis Expedition was named after her in 1803.
- In August 2008, SASEMAR (Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima, Spanish acronym for Sea Rescue and Safety Society) baptized the BS-14 Rescue Ship as María Pita.
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Battle On The Zuiderzee - Battle
... Due to the Gueux's lack of heavily armed ships, instead of a frontal assault against the Spanish fleet, they had chosen to attempt to board, and if possible capture the Spanish ships ... against the heavier guns, the Gueux attempted to head straight for the Spanish ships ... winds hindered the Dutch's attempts greatly, as the winds prevented their ships from getting near to the Spanish ships, and thus halting their ...
... Due to the Gueux's lack of heavily armed ships, instead of a frontal assault against the Spanish fleet, they had chosen to attempt to board, and if possible capture the Spanish ships ... against the heavier guns, the Gueux attempted to head straight for the Spanish ships ... winds hindered the Dutch's attempts greatly, as the winds prevented their ships from getting near to the Spanish ships, and thus halting their ...
Spanish Cruiser Almirante Oquendo - Operational History
... Almirante Oquendo rendezvoused there with her sister ship, armored cruiser Vizcaya ... Ordered back across the Atlantic as war approached, both ships were assigned to the Spanish Navy's 1st Squadron, which was concentrating at São Vicente in Portugal's Cape Verde Islands under Vice Admiral ... The Spanish-American War began while Almirante Oquendo was at São Vicente ...
... Almirante Oquendo rendezvoused there with her sister ship, armored cruiser Vizcaya ... Ordered back across the Atlantic as war approached, both ships were assigned to the Spanish Navy's 1st Squadron, which was concentrating at São Vicente in Portugal's Cape Verde Islands under Vice Admiral ... The Spanish-American War began while Almirante Oquendo was at São Vicente ...
Spanish Cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa - Operational History
... Infanta María Theresa was flagship of Spanish Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, commander of the Spanish Navy's 1st Squadron, when tensions with the United States were rising after the ... As more ships arrived over the next few days, it was noted that the 140mm guns aboard Infanta Maria Theresa had defective breech mechanisms and had been supplied with defective ammunition, and that the fleet ... The Spanish-American War broke out while Infanta María Teresa was at São Vicente ...
... Infanta María Theresa was flagship of Spanish Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, commander of the Spanish Navy's 1st Squadron, when tensions with the United States were rising after the ... As more ships arrived over the next few days, it was noted that the 140mm guns aboard Infanta Maria Theresa had defective breech mechanisms and had been supplied with defective ammunition, and that the fleet ... The Spanish-American War broke out while Infanta María Teresa was at São Vicente ...
Spanish Destroyer Plutón - Operational History
... tensions between Spain and the United States grew in early 1898, Plutón was part of the Spanish Navy's 1st Squadron, commanded by Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete ... The ships had experieced mechanical problems and burned an excessive amount of coal during the voyage ... The Spanish-American War began while Plutón was at São Vicente ...
... tensions between Spain and the United States grew in early 1898, Plutón was part of the Spanish Navy's 1st Squadron, commanded by Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete ... The ships had experieced mechanical problems and burned an excessive amount of coal during the voyage ... The Spanish-American War began while Plutón was at São Vicente ...
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“At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,
And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away:
‘Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted fifty-three!’”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
“The ships we sank with women and children aboard. The lifeboats we shelled. Mmm ... we were good at that.”
—Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)
“The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)