Action of 13 June 1898

Action of 13 June 1898
Part of the Spanish–American War
USS Yankee, circa 1898
Date 13 June 1898 Location Off Cienfuegos, Caribbean Sea Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain	United States
Commanders and leaders
Juan de Carranza	Willard Brownson
Strength
3 gunboats[1]	1 auxiliary cruiser[2]
Casualties and losses
6 wounded 1 gunboat damaged[1]	2 wounded 1 auxiliary cruiser damaged

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, 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 decided to withdraw.