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The explosion of the armored cruiser USS Maine was the reason the United States of America got involved in the Spanish-American War. USS Maine was reported as a battleship, which was an error because at first, she was commissioned as ACR-1 (Armored Cruiser #1).

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  • Riachuelo 1885

    The Brazilian battleship Riachuelo, which prompted the building of Maine

  • Drawing of Maine showing its echeloned turret placement

    Deck plan of Maine

  • Scotch marine boiler (Brockhaus)

    Scotch two-furnace marine boiler

  • Battleship Maine litho

    Battleship Maine by Frederick Nelson Atwood. Note the fore 10-inch turret

  • Maine after torpedo-tube

    Aft torpedo tubes of Maine

  • USS Maine launching 1890

    Launching of Maine in 1890

  • Maine crew

    Crew of USS Maine

  • USSMaine

    Wreckage of USS Maine, 1898

  • Telegram from James A. Forsythe to Secretary of the Navy - NARA - 300264

    Telegram sent by Captain James Forsythe, commanding, Naval Station Key West, forwarding word from Charles Sigsbee, Captain, USS Maine of the sinking of his ship

  • Sampsonboard

    1898 Sampson Board

  • Wreck uss maine

    Wreckage of Maine surrounded by a cofferdam, on 16 June 1911

  • Maine sinking 1912

    USS Maine sinking after being scuttled off the shore of Cuba

  • USS Maine Mast

    Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery centered on the ship's main mast

  • CubanFriendshipUrnWashingtonDC

    The Cuban Friendship Urn on Ohio Drive, Southwest, Washington, D.C., East Potomac Park

  • Gun recovered from the USS Maine

    A gun from Maine at Fort Allen Park, Portland, Maine

  • U.S. Battleship Maine Monument Key West Cemetery, Florida

    U.S. Battleship Maine Monument Key West Cemetery, Florida

  • USS Maine Mounment (1913), New York, NY (P1010836)

    USS Maine Monument in New York City

  • USS Maine (ACR-1) Monument Columbus Circle NYC

    USS Maine Monument, Columbus Circle, NYC

  • USS Maine (ACR-1) Monument Columbus Circle NYC Columbia Triumphant

    Columbia Triumphant

  • USS Maine Monument (1913), New York City (P1000111)

    Memorial plaque by Charles Keck, USS Maine Memorial

  • USS Maine Monument (1913), New York City (P1000124R)

    Sculpture group by Attilio Piccirilli at USS Maine Memorial

  • USS Maine Monument (1913), New York City (P1000126)

    Columbia Triumphant sculpture group atop USS Maine Memorial

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