The U.S.S. Maine was the US ship that had exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898. It had mysteriously exploded the following month after it had entered the harbor.
havana harbor in 1898 helped start spanish american war
The total number of deaths in the explosion of the American battleship Maine was 266. The ship exploded in the Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898.
Havana Harbor. It was raised and re-sunk again in deeper water in 1911.
In 1898 the U.S. battleship 'Maine' sank in the Havana harbor. It sank after an explosion caused by an underwater mine.
USS Maine
The Ship sunk in Havana Harbor in February 1898 was the USS Maine. In my text book it says: "On January 25, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine arrived in Havana Harbor to protect U.S. citizens and economic interests. On February 9 Hearst published a letter written by the Spanish minister to the United States that called President McKinley a weak leader. The letter outraged many Americans and embarrassed the Spanish government. Six days after Hearst published the letter, 260 American sailors were killed when the Maine exploded. Although the cause of the explosion was unclear, many Americans immediately blamed Spain."
Spain was blamed. It plead not guilty.
The USS Maine was a battleship that was sent to Havana Cuba in 1898 to protect the interests of the USA during the Cuban revolt. The battleship exploded and sank on February 15, 1898.
Havana Harbor in Cuba.
The U.S.S Maine
USS Maine
USS Manie at the Havana Harbor