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During the Spanish-American War, the Austro-Hungarian armored cruiser SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia was sent to evacuate Austro-Hungarian and German citizens from Cuba and was almost fired upon by the USS Indiana after it was mistaken for a Spanish cruiser. Moments before firing, the ship was properly identified and the attack was canceled. What if the mistake hadn't been realized, and the Indiana had opened fire on the Austro-Hungarian ship?
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