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The Maine was one of the first American battleships

Costed of 2 million dollars to build

The Maine was sent to Cuba after riots broke out in Havana and to protect American interest there

(“The USS Maine”)

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(USS Maine)

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Havana Harbor

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They believed that is was sunken by a mine

Others thought it was a malfunction in the ship

Spain was blamed for this event

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Exploded on February 15, 1898

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Killed 268 men

Only 200 bodies found and 76 identified

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(USS Maine)

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Captain Charles was an oceanographer

most remembered for being the Captain of the USS Maine which exploded in Havana, Cuba

Also captain of the USS Texas

He was born on January 16, 1845

He died on July 13, 1923

(Captain Charles).

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USS Maine sinks, leading to Spanish-American War - 2/15/1898

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Works Cited

Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee. 1899. Wikipedia Commons, 7 Feb. 2014,
commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captain_Charles_Dwight_Sigsbee.jpg.

USS Maine. 1898. Wikipedia Commons, 5 Apr. 2006, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Maine_ACR-1_in_Havana_harbor_before_explosion_1898.jpg.

“USS Maine Sinks, Leading to Spanish-American War.” YouTube, uploaded by We Are The Mighty, 15 Feb. 2018, youtu.be/EZua_5r3RbE.

“The USS Maine Was Sunk.” America’s History, The Library of Congress, www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_maine_2.html.

USS Maine Wrecked. 1898. Wikipedia Commons, 5 Jan. 2013, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Maine_wrecked_in_Havana_Bay.png.