TORPEDO BOATS ATTACK AMERICAN SHIPS.
On Sunday at midnight the American battleship Texas (6800 tons) discovered two Spanish torpedo. boats stealing in the direction of the Sohley fleet. When revealed by the aid of the searchlights the torpedo boats made a simultaneous dash towards the Texas and the battleship Brooklyn (9150 tons). The boats came within 500 yards, but the rapid-firing guns compelled their retreat.
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Manawatu Herald, 4 June 1898, Page 2
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65TORPEDO BOATS ATTACK AMERICAN SHIPS. Manawatu Herald, 4 June 1898, Page 2
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