answersLogoWhite

0

What us ship exploded in Havana harbor 1898?

Updated: 9/17/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What us ship exploded in Havana harbor 1898?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What city harbor did the battle ship Maine exploded in?

havana harbor in 1898 helped start spanish american war


How many died on the Maine?

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.


When was the battleship Maine sunk?

Havana Harbor. It was raised and re-sunk again in deeper water in 1911.


What US ship was blown up in Havana Harbor?

In 1898 the U.S. battleship 'Maine' sank in the Havana harbor. It sank after an explosion caused by an underwater mine.


What ship exploded in the havana haror?

USS Maine


What ship sank at Havana Harbor in February 1898?

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."


In 1898 the American ship the Maine blew up in Havana Harbor What country did the US blame?

Spain was blamed. It plead not guilty.


What ship was sent to Cuba in 1898 to protect US interests?

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.


Where did the ship Maine sink?

Havana Harbor in Cuba.


What was the name of the ship that exploded in Havanna harbor?

The U.S.S Maine


What is the Longest ship in the navy that has its foremast in Havana Harbor?

USS Maine


What was the name of the ship that sank during the spanish-American war?

USS Manie at the Havana Harbor