HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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USS Michigan
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USS Maine
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USS Missouri
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USS Maritime
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Detailed explanation-1: -At 9:40pm on February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 268 men and shocking the American populace. Of the two-thirds of the crew who perished, only 200 bodies were recovered and 76 identified.
Detailed explanation-2: -Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state: USS Maine (ACR-1), was a battleship whose 1898 sinking precipitated the Spanish–American War. USS Maine (BB-10), launched in 1901, was the lead ship of her class of battleships.
Detailed explanation-3: -On the night of February 15, an explosion in Havana Harbor tore through the ship’s hull, killing more than 260 sailors on board. One hundred and two members of the crew survived.
Detailed explanation-4: -Maine was sent to Havana Harbor to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of Independence. She exploded and sank on the evening of 15 February 1898, killing 268 sailors, or three-quarters of her crew. In 1898, a U.S. Navy board of inquiry ruled that the ship had been sunk by an external explosion from a mine.