The USS Maine with Captain Sigsbee commanding did not participate in the Spanish American War. The battleship was anchored in Havanna Harbor when it blew up. The cause of the explosion is still not certain, but it was a catastrophie. The unexplained explosion was used as a catalyst to precipitate the US and Spain into a war.
Was sunk in Havana harbor after a mysterious explosion on 15 February 1898.
Spain was blamed for her loss.
The Spanish American War.
The USS Maine.
Spanish-American War
The sinking of the USS Maine.
The quest for Cuban Independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
The USS Maine.
The Spanish American War
The Spanish American War.
The USS Maine.
Spanish-American War
Sigsbee
Because of the sinking of the USS Maine.
Spanish-American War
The sinking of the USS Maine.
The quest for Cuban Independence and the sinking of the USS Maine.
The mysterious sinking of the USS Maine.
The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.