A story about the events of hostilities at sea during the first war for the redistribution of colonial possessions - Spanish-American 1898. The prerequisites for the outbreak of war are considered in detail, a daily chronicle of hostilities at sea and the main events on the land front are given. Considerable attention is paid to the main naval battle of the war - the battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, the squadrons of admirals Cervera and Sampson. Designed for a wide range of readers interested in naval history.