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Well the US government maintained the ship was sunk by a Spanish mine. This was made popular by war mongering media outlets. In truth, the matter is still controversial. Conspiracy theorists have argued that the US government in fact blew up the ship to give a pretext for war. However Admiral Rickover conducted an investigation in 1976 and believed it was simply an accident which the US then used as a pretext for war.
"The case of USS Maine was reopened in 1976, by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover who believed that modern science might be able to provide an answer to the ship's loss. After consulting experts and reexamining the documents from the first two investigations, Rickover and his team concluded that the damage was inconsistent with that caused by a mine. Rickover stated that the most likely cause was a coal dust fire. In the years after Rickover's report, his findings have been disputed and to this day there has been no final answer as to what caused the explosion."
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What battleship sank in Havana Harbor?
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
Which US ship was destroyed in Cuba that help start 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.
What was the name of the ship that sank during the spanish-American war?
USS Manie at the Havana Harbor
What did President McKinley and Republican leadership say about the news of the explosion of the USS Maine?
The McKinley administration believed that the Maine was destroyed by the Spanish in Havana Harbor. They called for a military action in retaliation.
When was Spain cleared of any wrong doing concerning the explosion on the USS Maine?
According to an investigation and report by Admiral Rickover in 1976, he believed Spain had no role in the explosion that destroyed the USS Maine. He concluded that the explosion was due to the ignition of gunpowder from within the ship's hull.
When was the uss Maine built?
The USS Maine was built in october 17, 1888 and was destroyed in 1898
What ship was destroyed shortly before America declared war on Spain?
The USS Maine.
Where was the USS Battleship Maine destroyed?
Havana, Cuba.
What was the name of the battleship that was destroyed in the Cuban harbor?
That was the USS Maine.
US ship destroyed in Cuba starting the Spanish-American War?
The USS Maine.
What battleship sank in Havana Harbor?
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
Which US ship was destroyed in Cuba that help start 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.
What was the name of the ship that sank during the spanish-American war?
USS Manie at the Havana Harbor
USS Maine explosion in Guantanamo Bay?
The USS Maine was in the Havana Harbor and not at Guantanamo Bay.
What did President McKinley and Republican leadership say about the news of the explosion of the USS Maine?
The McKinley administration believed that the Maine was destroyed by the Spanish in Havana Harbor. They called for a military action in retaliation.
When was Spain cleared of any wrong doing concerning the explosion on the USS Maine?
According to an investigation and report by Admiral Rickover in 1976, he believed Spain had no role in the explosion that destroyed the USS Maine. He concluded that the explosion was due to the ignition of gunpowder from within the ship's hull.
Causes of the Spanish American War?
The quest for Cuban Independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
