It was on 15 February 1898 in Havana Harbor.
February 15, 1898 at 9:40 p.m .
1898
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
No war. Spain and the US were officially at peace when the Maine exploded, although war had been brewing for some time. The explosion of the Maine was the event which sparked the Spanish-American War.
None. The ship that exploded in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898 was a US ship named the USS Maine. It had been in port for three weeks in case an evacuation of American civilians living there was required. The mysterious explosion which caused the sinking remains of an unidentified origin. America did not blow up the USS Maine. Spain probably did not blow up the USS Maine but it was blamed for it.
USS Manie at the Havana Harbor
The quest for Cuban Independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
In Havana Harbor of Cuba.
It was in the Harbor of Havana, Cuba.
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
No war. Spain and the US were officially at peace when the Maine exploded, although war had been brewing for some time. The explosion of the Maine was the event which sparked the Spanish-American War.
None. The ship that exploded in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898 was a US ship named the USS Maine. It had been in port for three weeks in case an evacuation of American civilians living there was required. The mysterious explosion which caused the sinking remains of an unidentified origin. America did not blow up the USS Maine. Spain probably did not blow up the USS Maine but it was blamed for it.
USS Manie at the Havana Harbor
The USS Maine was built in october 17, 1888 and was destroyed in 1898
The USS Maine was in the Havana Harbor and not at Guantanamo Bay.
The USS Maine.
In Havana Harbor.
The quest for Cuban Independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
The mysterious sinking of the USS Maine.