USS Oregon BB-3

Spanish American War: 

• 07/03/1898, During the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, Oregon, being the only U.S capital ship with good steam prussure built when the battle began, took the lead in the chase of the Spanish crusiers as they fled to the west, while her secondary battery ravaged the destroyer Futon. Oregon, with the crusier Brooklyn close behind, engaged the Spanish crusiers with gunfire, quickly setting them ablaze and forcing the crusiers Infanta Maria Teresa and Almirante Oquendo to run aground due to fear of magazine explosions at 10:25 and 10:30 repectively. The Spanish crusier Vizcaya was also forced ashore soon after, surrendering at 10:36 leaving only the Cristobal Colon fleeing west with a 6 nautical mile lead. Oregon and Texas followed Brooklyn as they chased Cristobal Colon; the American ships slowly caught up with the Spanish crusier and engaged it with long range gunfire. Cristobal Colon had not been fitted with her main battery before leaving Spain and thus could not return fire. Realizing the hopelessness of the situation the commander of Cristobal Colon turned to shore at 13:20 and struck his colors, surrendering and scuttling the ship. Through the whole action Oregon was not hit a single time, in large part due to the abysmal quality of Spanish gunnery.

Post Spanish American War:

• 03/18/1899, After the Spanish American War Oregon was assiogned to the Asiatic Squadron and sent to the Philippines. She reached Manila on 18 March 1899 and spent the next year supporting American forces during the Philippine-American War.
• 06/23/1900, Oregon is ordered to sail to Taku, China, to reinforce the forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance during the Boxer Rebellion.
• 06/28/1900, While passing through the Bohai Strait Oregon struck an uncharted rock, running firmly aground. Oregon remained on the rock for a week until refloated on 5 July. The ship conducted temporary repairs before sailing for Kure, Japan for premanent repairs.
• 08/29/1900 - 05/05/1901, Stationed at Wusong, Shanghai, China Oregon conducts opperations along the Chinese coast. Patrolling off the mouth of the Yangtze River until ordered back to the Untied States for a refit on 5 May 1901.
• 06/1918 - 09/1918, Oregon escorted troop convoys carrying the force for the Siberian Expedition intervention in the Russian Civil War.