The most famous is the USS Maine (ACR-1) that was sunk near Havana; its captain at the time was Captain Charles Sigsbee.
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Captain Charles D. Sigsbee
Navy Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 - July 13, 1923), was the Commanding Officer of the USS Maine (ACR-1), when it exploded an sank in Havana Harbor. Sigsbee survived the sinking and went on to retire as a Rear Admiral. The Destroyer USS Sigsbee (DD-502) was named in his honor.
The USS Maine.
Captain Sigsbee - 1898 was released on: USA: April 1898
The most famous is the USS Maine (ACR-1) that was sunk near Havana; its captain at the time was Captain Charles Sigsbee.
Charles D. Sigsbee, ...
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Captain Charles D. Sigsbee
Sigsbee
Navy Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 - July 13, 1923), was the Commanding Officer of the USS Maine (ACR-1), when it exploded an sank in Havana Harbor. Sigsbee survived the sinking and went on to retire as a Rear Admiral. The Destroyer USS Sigsbee (DD-502) was named in his honor.
Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee, US Navy.
The USS Maine.
No, he survived the explosion. He died in 1923.
Captain Charles Sigsbee was commanding when she was sunk.
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee was the commanding officer of the USS Maine when it sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. He reported that the ship was destroyed by an external explosion, which he believed was caused by a mine, leading to widespread speculation and public outrage that contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. Sigsbee's testimony and reports were pivotal in shaping public perception of the incident, though the exact cause of the explosion remains debated to this day.