Action of 13 June 1898 Action of 13 June 1898 The Action of 13 June 1898 was a minor naval engagement of the Spanish–American War fought near Cienfuegos, Cuba, between the American auxiliary cruiser USS "Yankee" under Commander Willard Herbert Brownson and the Spanish gunboat "Diego Velázquez" under Teniente de Navío de 1ª clase Juan de Carranza y Reguera, which had exited the port to inspect a suspicious steamer which proved to be "Yankee". "Diego Velázquez", markedly inferior to "Yankee" in armament, managed to return to Cienfuegos, where it was joined by the small gunboats "Lince" and "Cometa". After the appearance of the latters, "Yankee"
Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885) to the Soviet Union, in return for the Kuril Islands to Japan. Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885) Admiral Nakhimov (), was an armoured cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. She was named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov. "Admiral Nakhimov" was ordered in 1881 as one of the first armoured cruisers. She was modeled after the British Royal Navy cruisers, which were armed with four 234 mm guns in a rhomboid layout. "Admiral Nakhimov" was considered a more successful design. Her main armament consisted of 203 mm guns, which were lighter and their number could be doubled. As