Has anyone else ever seen this book before? It is entitled "Our Modern Navy" and was published in 1898. It is kind of Jane's-style book and has photographs and diagrams of the ships of the major navies of the world at the time of its publishing. Notably, it includes photos of soon-to-be-assassinated President William McKinley, major US Naval officers, and annotations on pages indicating which ships were destroyed in the Spanish-American War (i.e. USS Maine, Spanish ships lost at the Battle of Manila Bay, etc.)
Front cover
Publishing date and the USS Iowa (BB-4)
USS Maine- Note date of destruction at the bottom
Our President, the Honorable William McKinley
Naval Officers- Note Admiral Dewey at top-left
German Navy
Spanish Navy- There is a list of the Spanish ships destroyed at the Battle of Manila Bay at the bottom
Publishing date and the USS Iowa (BB-4)
USS Maine- Note date of destruction at the bottom
Our President, the Honorable William McKinley
Naval Officers- Note Admiral Dewey at top-left
German Navy
Spanish Navy- There is a list of the Spanish ships destroyed at the Battle of Manila Bay at the bottom
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