CNN: Destroyer with a history shows US flag in Pacific
In the Philippine Sea (CNN)One hundred twenty years ago this month, US Navy Commodore George Dewey led a squadron of warships from Hong Kong and steamed towards the Spanish colony of the Philippines. It was the start of the Spanish-American War.
In Manila Bay on May 1, Dewey's ships smashed the entire Spanish fleet while suffering only a handful of US casualties. That crushing naval victory cemented the US as a major player in the Pacific Ocean, leading to nearly a half century of US colonization of the Philippines.
It also turned Dewey into a war hero. He continues to be the only US naval officer to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy.
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WNU Editor: An impressive ship with an impressive history.
