In addition to repairing supplies in the Bermuda Islands, the Spanish fleet also did one more thing, which was to release more than a thousand American sailors who had intercepted merchant ships.
The crew members who were let go were quickly picked up by passing ships.
At the same time, this allowed the United States to know the exact news of the departure of the Spanish fleet, which also made the United States breathe a sigh of relief.
Because the Spanish fleet did not show up, foreign trade on the east coast of the United States came to a standstill. Ships refused to go out to sea to transport goods, and residents of port cities did not dare to return home. In the days following the Spanish fleet's attack, the east coast was completely paralyzed.
maritime trade network, this loss is not small at all.
In addition, as these detained people returned to the country, the missing ships also found their origins, which intensified the American people's concerns about the Spanish fleet.
These pressures were passed down layer by layer, and finally fell on the head of Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt (former Secretary of the Navy John Long passed away a week ago).
Facing this heavy pressure, Secretary Roosevelt also needed to gather everyone to study countermeasures.
In the conference hall of the battleship Indiana, the U.S. Navy held its first emergency meeting since the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. They needed to adjust their strategy to deal with possible attacks again.
"Gentlemen, the Navy of the United States of America has suffered the heaviest losses in history. I think everyone knows the specific situation. So now who can tell me what our next move is. We cannot let the Spaniards continue to be so rampant, we must
Win the war." Roosevelt said angrily.
"Now we must first determine the location of the Spanish fleet, and we must prevent it from heading north again. I suggest sending a reconnaissance ship to the Bermuda Islands to observe here at any time."
Commodore Dewey, who had previously served as the commander of the Asiatic Fleet, but later had to rush back home with the fleet because Germany purchased the Philippines, was the first to give advice. This was a suggestion that any officer would make.
"Very good. This is a very good suggestion. Is there any other way?" Roosevelt continued to ask other commanders present.
"Whether the Spaniards attacked ports or shipyards, they only had one purpose, which was to weaken our navy, defeat us in a decisive naval battle, and secure the West Indies. For the Spanish fleet far away from home, it will be a long time.
There is no great military significance in cruising along the eastern coast. Sooner or later, they will come to Cuba and Santiago!
Here we can set up a pocket and wait for the arrival of the Spanish fleet. Of course, we need to concentrate our fleet as much as possible and send more notification ships. Because we need to grasp the movements of the Spanish fleet as much as possible, because of its
The fleet's speed is higher than ours." Rear Admiral Samplin revealed his plan.
"Oh, what do you mean?"
After seeing that the minister was very interested, Major General Samplin continued. "In my opinion, our country and Spain are actually very close in terms of naval strength. It can even be said that there is still a little gap between our country and Spain in terms of main battleships.
"
Yes, in Rear Admiral Samplin's view, the neglect of speed in building the Indiana-class battleships has resulted in such a passive situation today.
At a speed of 15 knots, the three Indiana-class battleships had no effect at all.
This bitter pill was so evident in the war that now the U.S. Navy needs to taste it.
"The most important thing for us now is that we need intelligence support. We must get exact information about the Spanish fleet, otherwise we will be in this slow situation again."
Obviously this is Rear Admiral Samplin blaming the enemy, but the slow speed of the battleship has indeed limited the performance of the U.S. Navy.
In addition to repairing supplies in the Bermuda Islands, the Spanish fleet also did one more thing, which was to release more than a thousand American sailors who had intercepted merchant ships.
The crew members who were let go were quickly picked up by passing ships.
At the same time, this allowed the United States to know the exact news of the departure of the Spanish fleet, which also made the United States breathe a sigh of relief.
Because the Spanish fleet did not show up, foreign trade on the east coast of the United States came to a standstill. Ships refused to go out to sea to transport goods, and residents of port cities did not dare to return home. In the days following the Spanish fleet's attack, the east coast was completely paralyzed.
maritime trade network, this loss is not small at all.
In addition, as these detained people returned to the country, the missing ships also found their origins, which intensified the American people's concerns about the Spanish fleet.
These pressures were passed down layer by layer, and finally fell on the head of Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt (former Secretary of the Navy John Long passed away a week ago).
Facing this heavy pressure, Secretary Roosevelt also needed to gather everyone to study countermeasures.
In the conference hall of the battleship Indiana, the U.S. Navy held its first emergency meeting since the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. They needed to adjust their strategy to deal with possible attacks again.
"Gentlemen, the Navy of the United States of America has suffered the heaviest losses in history. I think everyone knows the specific situation. So now who can tell me what our next move is. We cannot let the Spaniards continue to be so rampant, we must
Win the war." Roosevelt said angrily.
"Now we must first determine the location of the Spanish fleet, and we must prevent it from heading north again. I suggest sending a reconnaissance ship to the Bermuda Islands to observe here at any time."
Commodore Dewey, who had previously served as the commander of the Asiatic Fleet, but later had to rush back home with the fleet because Germany purchased the Philippines, was the first to give advice. This was a suggestion that any officer would make.
"Very good. This is a very good suggestion. Is there any other way?" Roosevelt continued to ask other commanders present.
"Whether the Spaniards attacked ports or shipyards, they only had one purpose, which was to weaken our navy, defeat us in a decisive naval battle, and secure the West Indies. For the Spanish fleet far away from home, it will be a long time.
There is no great military significance in cruising along the eastern coast. Sooner or later, they will come to Cuba and Santiago!
Here we can set up a pocket and wait for the arrival of the Spanish fleet. Of course, we need to concentrate our fleet as much as possible and send more notification ships. Because we need to grasp the movements of the Spanish fleet as much as possible, because of its
The fleet's speed is higher than ours." Rear Admiral Samplin revealed his plan.
"Oh, what do you mean?"
After seeing that the minister was very interested, Major General Samplin continued. "In my opinion, our country and Spain are actually very close in terms of naval strength. It can even be said that there is still a little gap between our country and Spain in terms of main battleships.
"
Yes, in Rear Admiral Samplin's view, the neglect of speed in building the Indiana-class battleships has resulted in such a passive situation today.
At a speed of 15 knots, the three Indiana-class battleships had no effect at all.
Of course, everyone knows that this is all because of Italy
