The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It precipitated the US and Spain into the Spanish-American War.
It suffered from a mysterious explosion and sank.
USS Manie at the Havana Harbor
It sank the ship and began the Spanish American War.
The USS Maine
USS Maine
William Randolph Hearst.
In 1898 the U.S. battleship 'Maine' sank in the Havana harbor. It sank after an explosion caused by an underwater mine.
It sank to the bottom of the harbor. It wasn't until 1911 that the remains were investigated. The main mast of the USS Maine can be seen at the US Naval Academy.
The USS Maine sank before the US declared war on Spain.
The USS Maine sank in Havana Harbor and the Spanish wer blamed.
A large hole was blasted in the keel below the waterline of the USS Maine. It sank to the bottom of Havana Harbor and remained there until it was raised some years later and then scuttled in the Florida Straits.