sentences:  On 6 January 1897, "Winslow" departed Norfolk, Virginia and proceeded via New York City to Newport, Rhode Island, where she loaded torpedoes and drilled her crew in torpedo firing before returning to Hampton Roads on the 30th.During "Winslow" seven-week sojourn at Norfolk, the armored cruiser sank in Havana Harbor; and the United States began drifting steadily closer to war with Spain.On 11 March 1898, "Winslow" steamed out of Norfolk and headed south to Key West, Florida., a base much nearer the probable theater of operations in the approaching conflict.