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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The Brazilian battleship Riachuelo, which prompted the building of Maine
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Scotch two-furnace marine boiler
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Battleship Maine by Frederick Nelson Atwood. Note the fore 10-inch turret
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Aft torpedo tubes of Maine
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Launching of Maine in 1890
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Wreckage of USS Maine, 1898
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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
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Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery centered on the ship's main mast
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The Cuban Friendship Urn on Ohio Drive, Southwest, Washington, D.C., East Potomac Park
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A gun from Maine at Fort Allen Park, Portland, Maine
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U.S. Battleship Maine Monument Key West Cemetery, Florida
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USS Maine Monument in New York City
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USS Maine Monument, Columbus Circle, NYC
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Memorial plaque by Charles Keck, USS Maine Memorial
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Sculpture group by Attilio Piccirilli at USS Maine Memorial
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Columbia Triumphant sculpture group atop USS Maine Memorial