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The USS Maine blew up and sank on 15 Feb 1898. Although the war was fought in the Pacific (Admiral Dewey's squadron attacking the Spaniards in the Philippines) and in Cuba, the war was against a European nation, Spain. So, it was a Spanish-American War fought in those regions.
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What date was the battleship Maine explodesleading to the spanish American war?
The Maine was sunk in Havana Harbour, 15 February 1898
What date was the battleship commissioned?
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What replaced the battleship as the most effective fighting ship in the navy?
Effective date: 10 December 1941, first time airplanes acting alone, sunk a battleship at sea, while underway and shooting back! Battleship HMS Prince of Wales sunk by airpower. On this date the aircraft carrier replaced the battleship as the ship of the line.
What date did Pompeii explode?
Pompeii did not explode. It was buried in ash and pumice when Vesuvius exploded on the 24th of August in AD 79.
What date did a bomb explode in Hitlers headquarters?
July 20 1944
What date did the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explode?
On the 20th April 2010.
What date in days and months did Mount Rainier explode?
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Why is it inaccurate to call Latin America a third world country?
It is inaccurate to call Latin America a third world country as it is not a country, but a region. Some Latin American countries are very modern and up-to-date, while others are lacking in modern amenities and industry.
What was the name of the first battleship?
The FIRST steel US battleship classified as a battleship was the USS Texas, commissioned in 1895. However, her sister the USS Maine which blew up in Cuba in 1898, which started the Spanish-American War in 1898 was commissioned the same year but was classified as an Armored Cruiser. The USN began building "steel" warships in about 1883. The USN wanted nothing more to do with wooden boats/ships after 1883...which is why the USN burned most of the WWII wooden PT boats when WWII was nearing it's end in 1945.
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How did Japan attack the US during Pearl Harbor?
A new weapon was used. The Aircraft Carrier! The aircraft carrier replaced the battleship as a major weapon, following the sinking of the British Battleship HMS Prince of Wales, and Battlecruiser HMS Repulse, by Japanese aircraft on December 10, 1941. After this date, NO naval officer doubted the power of airplanes over the battleship.
What date did the imperial Emperor offer his Surrender to general McCarthur?
The instrument of surrender was signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri on 02 September 1945.
