In Havana Harbor.
Scholars believe it was a ships boiler that exploded.
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.
In Havana Harbor.
USS Maine
The USS Maine was built in october 17, 1888 and was destroyed in 1898
U.S.S Maine
Spain.
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.
The battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The commander of the USS Maine at the time was Charles Sigsbee. This event triggered the onset of the Spanish-American War, although it certainly wasn't the main cause of the conflict.
The USS Maine exploded while William McKinley was president.
USS Maine