Editing Indiana-class battleship (section)

=== ''Indiana'' (BB-1) ===

[[File:Indiana post war.jpg|thumb|alt=''Indiana'' painted wartime gray is anchored. On the background a second ship is visible|{{USS|Indiana|BB-1|2}} after the Spanish–American War, {{USS|Iowa|BB-4|2}} in the background]]

{{Main|USS Indiana (BB-1)}}

Commissioned in 1895, ''Indiana'' did not participate in any notable events until the outbreak of the [[Spanish–American War]] in 1898, when ''Indiana'' was part of the [[North Atlantic Squadron]] under Rear Admiral [[William T. Sampson]].{{sfn|DANFS Indiana (BB-1)}} His squadron was ordered to the Spanish port of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] in an attempt to intercept and destroy [[Admiral]] [[Pascual Cervera y Topete|Cevera]]'s Spanish squadron, which was en route to the Caribbean from Spain. The harbor was empty, but ''Indiana'' and the rest of the squadron bombarded it for two hours before realizing their mistake. Three weeks later news arrived that [[Commodore (United States)|Commodore]] [[Winfield Scott Schley|Schley]]'s [[Flying Squadron (US Navy)|Flying Squadron]] had found Cervera and was now blockading him in the port of [[Santiago de Cuba]]. Sampson reinforced Schley two days later and assumed overall command.{{sfn|Graham|Schley|1902|p=203}} Cervera saw that his situation was desperate and attempted to run the blockade on 3{{nbsp}}July 1898. ''Indiana'' did not join in the chase of the fast Spanish [[cruiser]]s because of her extreme eastern position on the blockade{{sfn|DANFS Indiana (BB-1)}} and low speed caused by engine problems,{{sfn|Graham|Schley|1902|pp=304 & 317}} but was near the harbor entrance when the Spanish [[destroyer]]s [[Spanish destroyer Pluton|''Pluton'']] and [[Spanish destroyer Furor|''Furor'']] emerged. Together with the battleship {{USS|Iowa|BB-4|2}} and [[armed yacht]] {{USS|Gloucester|1891|2}} she opened fire, destroying the lightly armored enemy ships.{{sfn|DANFS Indiana (BB-1)}}

After the war, ''Indiana'' returned to training exercises before being decommissioned in 1903. The battleship was recommissioned in January 1906 to function as a training vessel until she was decommissioned again in 1914. Her third commission was in 1917 when ''Indiana'' served as a training ship for gun crews during [[World War I]]. She was decommissioned for the final time on 31 January 1919, shortly after being reclassified ''Coast Battleship Number 1'' so that the name ''Indiana'' could be assigned to the newly authorized—but never completed—battleship {{USS|Indiana|BB-50|3}}. She was sunk in shallow water as a target in underwater explosion and aerial bombing tests in November 1920. Her hulk was sold for scrap on 19 March 1924.{{sfn|DANFS Indiana (BB-1)}}