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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_cruiser_Almirante_Oquendo
A large (and very heavy) brass shell casing that was taken as a Spanish-American War trophy from the wreck of the Spanish cruiser “Oquendo”, which was destroyed by the United States Navy at the naval battle of Santiago in Cuba. The shell casing is approximately 29 1/2 inches tall (
, with a diameter on the bottom of approximately 7 5/8 inches (19.5 centimeters). The upper section of the shell casing is beautifully engraved in script writing on 8 lines:
“Taken from the Wreck of the Spanish Cruiser ‘Oquendo’ of Cervera’s Fleet destroyed at the Battle of Santiago July 3rd 1898”
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Have you more informations about this munition ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_cruiser_Almirante_Oquendo
A large (and very heavy) brass shell casing that was taken as a Spanish-American War trophy from the wreck of the Spanish cruiser “Oquendo”, which was destroyed by the United States Navy at the naval battle of Santiago in Cuba. The shell casing is approximately 29 1/2 inches tall (
(749,3 mm) |
“Taken from the Wreck of the Spanish Cruiser ‘Oquendo’ of Cervera’s Fleet destroyed at the Battle of Santiago July 3rd 1898”
Origin From griffinmilitaria
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