The battleship USS Maine arrived on station in Havana Harbor, Cuba, Jan. 25, 1898. American people/ authorities hoped that being stationed in the area would be seen as a goodwill gesture and stabilizing influence on the Spanish control of the colony. But little
did everyone know, there was going to be an explosion! At 9:45 p.m. on the evening of February 15, 1898, a terrible explosion on board USS Maine that was in Havana Harbor, Cuba. Investigations would reveal that more than five tons of powder charges for the ship's six and 10-inch guns ignited which left big wreckage that just settled to the bottom of the Harbor. 353 officers and men lost their lives as a result of the disaster on February 15, 1898. Investigators were trying their hardest but with the wreckage that sank to the bottom and the lack of technical machinery they could not find the cause. Investigators are still contributing their time to discover the reasoning of the explosion.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
USS Maine arrived on station, now where is it?
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