From which navy was the cruiser "Reina Mercedes" captured by the USA in 1898?
USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25) USS "Reina Mercedes" (IX-25) was an unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which was captured in Cuba in 1898 by the U.S. Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was refurbished and used by the U.S. Navy as a non-self-propelled receiving ship at Newport, Rhode Island, and subsequently as a detention vessel and barracks ship for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, until 1957.
USS Maartensdijk (ID-2497) USS "Maartensdijk" (ID-2497) was a freighter seized by U.S. Customs when the United States declared war against Germany in World War I. "Maartensdijk" – a Dutch-owned vessel—was used by the Navy to transport military cargo across the Atlantic Ocean in support of Allied troops in Europe.