Colleen Shogan
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377 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 15 Aug
Colleen Shogan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Ten weeks ago, those tensions boiled over when the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor.
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Sections of the American press blamed it on Spanish sabotage and whipped up a frenzy, insisting that the United States do more to defend its interests in Cuba.
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The U.S.
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issued an ultimatum demanding that Spain give up the island.
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The Spanish refused, and within days the two countries were at war.
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Now Commodore Dewey has orders to seek and destroy a fleet stationed in Spain's other major colony on the other side.
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other side of the world, the Philippines.
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But although Dewey has the enemy in sight, he knows that his own ships are silhouetted against the brightening horizon and will present a tempting target.
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Fortunately, his guns have greater range than those of the Spanish, so he signals the fleet not to move any closer.
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As long as they maintain a safe distance, they will be able to pick off the Spanish one ship at a time.
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The plan is soon put to the test.
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A flash erupts from one of the Spanish ships, followed by a plume of smoke.
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Moments later, several shore batteries join in, sending shells screaming toward the Americans.
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But just as Dewey expected, the shells fall short, dropping harmlessly into the water.
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So at an almost leisurely pace, Dewey's squadron turns its portside guns to the enemy.
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At their captain's signal, they unleash a thunderous broadside, and unlike the Spanish fire, their shells find their targets.
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Thick black smoke soon billows from the Spanish vessels and coastal batteries.
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And once every American ship has fired, the fleet makes a wide, deliberate turn and steams back past the Spanish line, this time bringing the starboard guns to bear.
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And just as before, the Spanish shells fall short while the American fire lands on target.
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Over the next two hours, the Americans repeat this maneuver three more times, and every broadside leaves the Spanish fleet in worse condition than before.
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