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The battleship blew up while docked in Havana harbor, while Cuba was a rebellious Spanish colony. Newspapers in the US characterized its sinking as sabotage by the Spanish, and public opinion led the US to declare war on Spain in April, 1898.

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The USS Maine was an American battleship. She was destroyed on February 15, 1898 in Havana Harbor. 266 men died. The sinking of the Maine served as a catalyst for the Spanish American War.

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It was a United States ship. A clue is in the name.

American ships include those belonging to every other country in north and south America.

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