Sinking+of+the+Maine

The USS Maine, a very modern battleship of the time, sailed into Havana Harbor in Havana, Cuba, on January 25__th__, 1898. The ship was employed in Cuba to protect the U.S.'s interests in Cuba during the Cuban revolt against Spain. On Febuary 15__th__, 1898, the ship randomly and suddenly exploded; a huge explosion which killed about 3/4 of the crew members. This event was very mysterious, with no known exact cause, yet the blame was indeffinatly placed on Spain. Many speculations are made to what made the ship explode; a submarine of some sort attacking, maybe a sea mine placed under the ship, or somehow the explosive rounds on the ship itself were ignited and blew up. Regardless, the ship exploded in Havana Harbor, one of the main sparks, if the not the MAINE spark (pun intended) of drawing America into the Spanish American War.



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