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[[File:Sinking of Spanish Sloop Jorge Juan by USS Leyden.jpg|thumb|''Jorge Juan'' sinking on 21 July 1898, photographed from {{USS|Leyden|1865|6}}.]]
'''''Jorge Juan''''' was a {{sclass|Jorge Juan|sloop|0}} [[Sloop-of-war|sloop]] of the [[Spanish Navy]] which was sunk off [[Cuba]] during the [[Spanish–American War]].

==Technical characteristics==
''Jorge Juan'' was built at [[La Seyne]] in [[France]]. She was launched in 1876. She had a composite hull, one funnel, one screw, and a [[barque]] rig. She was the lead ship of a class of two sloops.<ref>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905'', p. 386</ref>

==Operational history==
During the [[Spanish–American War]] in 1898, ''Jorge Juan'' was in Cuba. She was anchored in [[Nipe Bay]] when, late on the morning of 21 July 1898, the [[United States Navy]] [[armed yacht]] {{USS|Wasp|1893|6}} and armed [[tugboat|tug]] {{USS|Leyden|1865|6}} moved in toward [[Port Nipe]] in [[Battle of Nipe Bay|order to reconnoitre the bay]]. ''Wasp'' immediately sighted ''Jorge Juan'' at anchor some four miles up the bay. ''Wasp'' fired several shots at the signal station located at the bay's entrance, then sped forward to engage ''Jorge Juan''. At 1244, ''Jorge Juan'' opened fire at extreme range, and ''Wasp'' returned fire immediately. ''Leyden'', followed by the gunboats {{USS|Annapolis|PG-10|6}} and {{USS|Topeka|PG-35|6}}, quickly joined in. As the range decreased, American gunfire became more accurate, and all four ships began scoring telling hits on ''Jorge Juan''. Finally, at 1312, ''Jorge Juan'' stuck her colors. The four American warships ceased fire and watched ''Jorge Juan'' sink at 1342.{{sfn|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: ''Wasp'' VII}}

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* {{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/wasp-vii.html |title=''Wasp'' VII |author=Naval History And Heritage Command |date= |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History And Heritage Command |accessdate= |ref={{sfnref|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: ''Wasp'' VII}}}}
* Chesneau, Roger, and Eugene M. Kolesnik, Eds. ''Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905''. New York, New York: Mayflower Books Inc., 1979. {{ISBN|0-8317-0302-4}}.
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