query: when was the uss maine sent to cuba

pos: USS Maine (ACR-1) training manoeuvres and fleet exercises. "Maine" spent her active career with the North Atlantic Squadron, operating from Norfolk, Virginia along the East Coast of the United States and the Caribbean. On 10 April 1897, Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee relieved Captain Crowninshield as commander of "Maine". The ship's crew consisted of 355: 26 officers, 290 sailors, and 39 marines. Of these, there were 261 fatalities: Of the 94 survivors, 16 were uninjured. In January 1898, "Maine" was sent from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban War of Independence. Three weeks later, at 21:40, on

pos: Battleship Maine Monument "Maine". The memorial is topped by a bronze light standard with an eagle at its crown. The plinth has a bronze plaque bearing the following inscription: To the memory of the soldiers and sailor of the Spanish–American War 1989. Shield and scrolls recovered from wreckage of USS Maine blown up Havana Harbor, Cuba February 15, A.D. 1898. Erected by the city of Bangor, A.D. 1922 The USS "Maine" was an armored cruiser of the United States Navy, and was the first US Navy vessel named after the state of Maine. She was sent in January 1898 to Havana, Cuba as

pos: USS Vicksburg (PG-11) USS Vicksburg (PG-11) USS "Vicksburg" was a United States Navy gunboat, laid down in March 1896 at Bath, Maine, launched on 5 December 1896, and commissioned on 23 October 1897. "Vicksburg" left Newport, Rhode Island on 16 January 1898, sailing for the Caribbean. On 26 April, at the start of the Spanish–American War, she sailed south to join in the blockade of Cuba. For the next three months, "Vicksburg" patrolled the Cuban coast near Havana, returning to Key West, Florida periodically for fuel and provisions. During her tour of duty in Cuban waters, she captured three blockade runners. In May,

pos: Havana Harbor Real Fuerza and San Salvador de la Punta Fortress, both constructed in sixteenth century, sit on the western side of the harbor in Old Havana. The Battle of Havana was a two-month siege of the harbor defenses by the British in 1762. The sinking of the U.S. battleship "Maine" in Havana Harbor in 1898 was the immediate cause of the Spanish–American War. In January 1898 the USS "Maine", the largest vessel to come out of an American shipyard, was dispatched to Cuba to protect US interests there. At the time more than 8,000 US citizens resided in the country, and

pos: Rough Riders Memorial was a ten-week conflict during the spring and summer of 1898. Cuba had been waging a war of independence against Spain since 1895, an effort largely supported by the United States, which had extensive economic interests on the island. To ensure the safety of American citizens and property in Cuba, the United States sent the battleship to Havana in late January 1898. The "Maine" exploded and was destroyed with large loss of life on February 15, and Spain and the U.S. declared war on each other on April 25. With only 25,000 men in the United States Army but more

pos: Spanish–American War Nurses Memorial also stands in Section 21, a short distance away. It is screened from the northern part of Section 21 by a copse of trees. The Spanish–American War was a ten-week conflict that occurred in the spring and summer of 1898. Cuba had been waging a war of independence against Spain since 1895, an effort largely supported by the United States (which had extensive economic interests on the island). To ensure the safety of American citizens and property in Cuba, the United States sent the battleship to Havana in late January 1898. The "Maine" exploded and was destroyed with large loss

pos: Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery) four cannon, aimed east. The Spanish–American War was a ten-week conflict that occurred in the spring and summer of 1898. Cuba had been waging a war of independence against Spain since 1895, an effort largely supported by the United States (which had extensive economic interests on the island). To ensure the safety of American citizens and property in Cuba, the United States sent the battleship to Havana in late January 1898. The "Maine" exploded under mysterious circumstances and was destroyed with large loss of life on February 15. American newspapers whipped up war fever, and held Spain responsible for the

neg: Spanish–American War of these plans and sent a request to the U.S. State Department to send a U.S. warship to Cuba. This request lead to USS "Maine" being sent to Cuba. While "Maine" was docked in Havana, an explosion sank the ship. The sinking of "Maine" was blamed on the Spanish and made the possibility of a negotiated peace very slim. Throughout the negotiation process, the major European powers, especially Britain, France, and Russia, generally supported the American position and urged Spain to give in. Spain repeatedly promised specific reforms that would pacify Cuba but failed to deliver; American patience ran out.

neg: Lewis Broadus wife Edith McClenny had daughter, Elizabeth. After the end of the Civil War and just eight years before his birth, the U.S. Army had established four African American regiments which became the 24th and the 25th Infantry, and the 9th and the 10th Cavalry. At age twenty, in 1897, he enlisted as a young volunteer in the 25th Infantry and was sent to Fort Custer, Montana. Shortly after, he was sent to fight in America's first overseas conflict, the Spanish American War. Since 1885, Cuba had been fighting for independence from Spain. In 1898, when the battleship USS "Maine" exploded

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial of several new battleships and other warships built by the United States Navy after 1884 to modernize the fleet. The "Maine" was launched on November 18, 1889, and commissioned on September 17, 1895. She was part of the North Atlantic Squadron for nearly all of her career. On January 25, 1898, the "Maine" was sent from Key West, Florida, to Havana, Cuba, to protect American citizens and interests during the Cuban War of Independence. At 9:40 p.m. local time on February 15, an explosion on board "Maine" destroyed and sank the ship. More than of powder charges in the ship's

neg: 1st Infantry Regiment (United States) Geronimo, from 1882 to 1886. One member of the regiment was awarded the Medal of Honor for service during this period: 1st Lt. Marion P. Maus, 11 January 1886, Sierra Madre Mountains, Mexico. After the end of the Indian wars the regiment was occupied with quelling labor disputes in California. War was declared with Spain in 1898 following the sinking of the USS "Maine". The First was quickly sent to Florida where it embarked on ships and was sent to Cuba. While in Cuba the regiment took part in the storming of the San Juan Heights and the capture of

neg: Navy diver (United States Navy) operations. For the most part, early Navy divers were swimmers and skin divers, with techniques and missions unchanged since the days of Alexander the Great. During the Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay, swimmers were sent in ahead of Admiral Farragut's ships to locate and disarm Confederate mines that had been planted to block the entrance to the bay. In 1898, Navy divers were briefly involved in an international crisis when the second-class armored battleship USS Maine (ACR-1) was sunk by a mysterious explosion while anchored in the harbor at Havana, Cuba. Navy divers were sent from Key West to

neg: Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana) Circle in New York City; Key West; Arlington National Cemetery; and Annapolis. (See USS "Maine": Memorials) Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana) The Monument to the Victims of the USS "Maine" (Spanish: "Monumento a las víctimas del Maine") was built in 1925 in on the Malecón boulevard at the end of Línea street, in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, built in honor of the American sailors that died in the explosion of in 1898, which served as the pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain thus starting the Spanish–American War. The ship had

neg: Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana) Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana) The Monument to the Victims of the USS "Maine" (Spanish: "Monumento a las víctimas del Maine") was built in 1925 in on the Malecón boulevard at the end of Línea street, in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, built in honor of the American sailors that died in the explosion of in 1898, which served as the pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain thus starting the Spanish–American War. The ship had anchored at Havana three weeks prior at the request of American consul Fitzhugh Lee. The monument

neg: Emilia Casanova de Villaverde her life. Her death in 1897 occurred just a year before the Spanish–American War in 1898, which resulted in Cuba's independence. Just a few years earlier, in 1895, the Cubans went to war inspired by writers and thinkers such a Jose Marti, considered the father of the country. The Cuban "Mambises" as the revolutionaries were known, led by Generals Antonio Maco, Calixto Garcia and the Dominican Maximo Gomez had driven the Spaniards to a stalemate when the explosion of the USS "Maine" occurred. Because of this incident, the United States declared war on Spain and sent troops to Cuba, which

neg: Cuban Friendship Urn style. It once stood atop a column of marble in Havana, to commemorate the U.S. sailors and Marines who lost their lives aboard the USS "Maine" when it sank in Havana harbor in 1898, and the friendship and bonds between Cuba and the United States. A Spanish-language inscription on the urn reads in English translation: The memory of the Maine will last forever through the centuries as will the bonds of friendship between the homeland of Cuba and the homeland of the United States of North America. —Gerardo Machado A hurricane in October 1926 knocked the marble column over where

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) the coal and powder bunkers that allowed the fire to spread from the coal bunker to the powder bunker. It has been suggested by some that the sinking was a false flag operation conducted by the U.S. This is the official view in Cuba. Cuban officials argue that the U.S. may have deliberately sunk the ship to create a pretext for military action against Spain. The wording on the "Maine" monument in Havana describes "Maine"s sailors as "victims sacrificed to the imperialist greed in its fervor to seize control of Cuba", which alludes to the theory that U.S. agents deliberately

neg: 6th Cavalry Regiment rendering him too disabled to serve in the Cavalry. The 6th was relieved of its duties in Powder River Country later that year by the 9th Cavalry. In 1898, the Spanish–American War broke out after the USS "Maine" sank in Havana Harbor under mysterious circumstances. The 6th Cavalry was quickly recalled from their frontier postings and sent to camp in Florida where they awaited for transport to Cuba. After being forced to give up most of their horses and some of their men in order to fit on the ship, the 6th finally arrived in the theater of war on

neg: Propaganda of the Spanish–American War newspapers that had criticized the actions of the Spanish Army were destroyed. Before the sinking of the USS "Maine", one American media correspondent stationed in Cuba was quoted as saying that the American people were being greatly deceived by reporters sent to cover the revolution. According to him an overwhelming majority of the stories were obtained through third hand information often relayed by their Cuban interpreters and informants. These people were often sympathetic to the revolution and would distort the facts to shed a positive light on the revolution. Routinely small skirmishes would become large battles. Cuban oppression was depicted

neg: City of Washington (ship) City of Washington (ship) City of Washington was an American merchant steamship that aided in rescuing the crew of the USS "Maine" when it exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, in 1898. Built at John Roach & Sons shipyard for Alexandre & Sons, "City of Washington" was a 2,600 ton iron ship both equipped with a compound surface condensing engine and rigged as a hermaphrodite brig. She was launched on August 30, 1877 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Later acquired by the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, "City of Washington" was refitted in 1889 with a triple expansion steam

neg: Puerto Rican Campaign commercial commodity which the United States lacked: sugar. On February 15, 1898 the USS Maine exploded and sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba. According to the Navy's leading weapons expert, Philip Alger, the explosion was due to a coal fire igniting a reserve magazine of six tons of gunpowder, much of which was already degrading due to the humid climate. However, the United States forwarded an ultimatum to Spain to withdraw from Cuba following the sinking of the "Maine". In response, Spain broke off diplomatic relations with the United States, and on April 23, 1898 Spain declared war. On April 25,

neg: 5th Cavalry Regiment Winfield Scott Schley on 22 June 1884. In 1898, the Spanish–American War began after the USS "Maine" sunk under suspicious circumstances in Havana, Cuba. As the US mobilized for war, the 5th Cavalry was sent from San Antonio, Texas to Tampa, Florida. A shortage of naval transports and an abundance of military units eager to get into the action meant that the 5th Cavalry Regiment had to be split up, and only a few troops made it to Puerto Rico in time to engage the enemy. Alongside 17,000 other US troops, the troopers landed on the southwest coast of Puerto

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial hazard to ships, occupied valuable anchorage space, and a dangerous shoal was building up around it. Additionally, some politicians in Cuba and Spain were suggesting that the reason the United States did not remove the wreck is that it would reveal the "struck by a mine" theory to be incorrect. Lieutenant General Leonard Wood, Military Governor of Cuba, asked for the wreck of the "Maine" to be removed in October 1900. Secretary of the Navy John Davis Long approved the plan. A call for proposals was made on November 19, and five bids were received. Chamberlain & Co., of Chicago,

neg: History of the Philippines soldiers. Aguinaldo agreed to a truce with the Pact of Biak-na-Bato and Aguinaldo and his fellow revolutionaries were exiled to Hong Kong. Not all the revolutionary generals complied with the agreement. One, General Francisco Makabulos, established a Central Executive Committee to serve as the interim government until a more suitable one was created. Armed conflicts resumed, this time coming from almost every province in Spanish-governed Philippines. In 1898, as conflicts continued in the Philippines, the USS Maine, having been sent to Cuba because of U.S. concerns for the safety of its citizens during an ongoing Cuban revolution, exploded and sank

neg: Battleship Maine Monument Battleship Maine Monument The Battleship "Maine" Monument is a memorial marker in Davenport Park, Bangor, Maine. It commemorates veterans of the Spanish–American War, and the loss of the USS "Maine" due to an explosion of unknown cause, which sparked the start of the war. Placed in 1922, it includes the shield and scrolls of the "Maine", which were recovered from its wreckage in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Of several memorials to that war and the loss of the "Maine", it is the most elaborate in the

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) peaceful solution. The Spanish–American War began in April 1898, two months after the sinking. Advocates of the war used the rallying cry, "Remember the "Maine!" To hell with Spain!" The episode focused national attention on the crisis in Cuba, but was not cited by the William McKinley administration as a "casus belli", though it was cited by some already inclined to go to war with Spain over perceived atrocities and loss of control in Cuba. In addition to the inquiry commissioned by the Spanish government to naval officers Del Peral and De Salas, two Naval Courts of Inquiry were ordered:

neg: Chronology of Colonial Cuba American battleship, USS "Maine", was sunk under strange circumstances in the Havana Harbor. This brought about American intervention in the war, which became the Spanish–American War that ended with the Treaty of Paris on December 10, within which Spain ceded Cuba and Puerto Rico to the United States. Thus, a new stage in Cuban history was begun. Chronology of Colonial Cuba The chronology of the colonial time of Cuba is about the Spanish colonial period in Cuba, and the efforts to obtain independence from the Spanish Empire and includes history from the "discovery" of the island by Christopher Columbus to

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial hunters had stripped all the copper from the wreck. Spain, too, wanted the wreck removed, and proposed in March 1903 that their government raise the "Maine", but Cuba declined to give permission. Instead, Cuba—desiring to maintain good relations with the U.S. as well as Spain—itself said it would remove the wreck. Few American firms bid on the work, as the use of dynamite on the wreck was prohibited. After an initial round of bids were rejected, a contract was signed in June 1904 with both Joseph de Wyckoff (an American industrialist) and the firm R.H.F. Sewell of New Orleans, Louisiana.

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial action was taken on the bill during the first session of the 60th Congress. In January 1909, Charles E. Magoon, Governor of Cuba, again asked for the removal of the wreck of the "Maine." The day after Magoon's request, a group of "Maine" survivors and their families formed the Maine Memorial Association (also known as the Maine Memorial Society). The association's goals were to annual observe the anniversary of the ship's destruction by holding ceremonies at the "Maine" Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery and Havana, and to press for the establishment of a more formal, larger memorial at Arlington. The

neg: Cuba–Spain relations Poet José Martí who died in May 1895 at the Battle of Dos Ríos. The war lasted until 1898 when the United States deployed forces to the island. That same year, American naval ship, USS Maine (ACR-1) exploded and sank in the Havana Harbor and resulted in the United States blaming the incident on Spain. This resulted in the Spanish–American War which began in April 1898 until August 1898. At the end of the war, the United States came out as the victors in the war and obtained Cuba as a possession and it resulted in the defeat and collapse

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) blew up their own ship. Eliades Acosta, a prominent Cuban historian, head of the Cuban Communist Party's Committee on Culture and former director of the Jose Marti National Library in Havana, offered the standard Cuban interpretation of the sinking of the Maine (that the United States itself probably did it) in an interview to "The New York Times". But Acosta adds that "Americans died for the freedom of Cuba, and that should be recognized. But others wanted to annex Cuba, and that should be criticized. If relations with the United States improve, all these things can be re-examined more fairly".

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USS Maine Mast Memorial protect it, and on the crossbar was a brass tablet was riveted to the crossbar on which was written: U. S. S. MAINE Blown Up February Fifteenth, 1898.
 Here Lie the Remains of One-Hundred Sixty-three Men of
 'The Maine's' Crew Brought From Havana, Cuba.
 Reinterred at Arlington, December Twenty-eight, 1899.
 The "Maine" memorial mimicked a similar memorial of four captured guns erected previously that year in the Santiago campaign burial field. (These guns formed the basis for the Spanish–American War Memorial, erected in 1902.) The "Maine" lay at the bottom of Havana Harbor for many years. The wreck was a

neg: William McKinley Havana, McKinley agreed to send the battleship USS "Maine" there to protect American lives and property. On February 15, the "Maine" exploded and sank with 266 men killed. Public attention focused on the crisis and the consensus was that regardless of who set the bomb, Spain had lost control over Cuba. McKinley insisted that a court of inquiry first determine whether the explosion was accidental. Negotiations with Spain continued as the court considered the evidence, but on March 20, the court ruled that the "Maine" was blown up by an underwater mine. As pressure for war mounted in Congress, McKinley

neg: Cuban Friendship Urn Cuban Friendship Urn The Cuban Friendship Urn, also known as the Cuban-American Friendship Urn or USS Maine Memorial, is a marble statue in Washington, D.C., listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The monument originally stood in Cuba to honor the American deaths aboard the USS Maine during the Spanish–American War in 1898. It is located on Ohio Drive, Southwest, Washington, D.C., in East Potomac Park, south of the Tidal Basin near the north end of the 14th Street Bridge. Decorations on the tall urn include an eagle with its wings outstretched and human figures depicted in a neoclassical

neg: Cuba–United States relations James G. Blaine wrote in 1881 of Cuba, "that rich island, the key to the Gulf of Mexico, and the field for our most extended trade in the Western Hemisphere, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American commercial system ... If ever ceasing to be Spanish, Cuba must necessarily become American and not fall under any other European domination."After some rebel successes in Cuba's second war of independence in 1897, U.S. President William McKinley offered to buy Cuba for $300 million. Rejection of the offer, and an explosion that sank the American battleship USS "Maine"

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) following the Bay of Pigs Invasion, and the eagle on top was broken and removed. The Communist government then added its own inscription blaming "imperialist voracity in its eagerness to seize the island of Cuba" for "Maine"s sinking. The monument was cleaned and restored in 2013. However, the eagle's head was retained by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, and the body by the city's museum. A bronze torpedo tube and armoured hatch form part of a memorial in West Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, just south of West North Avenue, http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM769B_Maine_Memorial_Pittsburgh_PA There is also a U.S.S. Maine Memorial plaque<visible in photographs

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial had been set and most of the exterior was in place. Even so, the memorial's completion was not expected until November 1, 1915. The contractor worked swiftly to try to complete the memorial faster. On January 30, Army officials said the "Maine" Mast Memorial would probably be dedicated on Memorial Day. On February 15, President Woodrow Wilson and Mario García Menocal, President of Cuba, both placed large floral wreaths at the unfinished memorial. Charles H. Tompkins, Inc., of Washington, D.C., did the grading at the site. Dedication of the "Maine" Mast Memorial occurred on May 30, 1915, as part of

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) believed that Spain sanctioned "Maine"s destruction. Nevertheless, this did not stop the "World" from insisting that the only "atonement" Spain could offer the U.S. for the loss of ship and life, was the granting of complete Cuban independence. Nor did it stop the paper from accusing Spain of "treachery, willingness, or laxness" for failing to ensure the safety of Havana Harbor. The American public, already agitated over reported Spanish atrocities in Cuba, was driven to increased hysteria. "Maine"s destruction did not result in an immediate declaration of war with Spain. However, the event created an atmosphere that virtually precluded a

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial erect the mast on top of a suitable monument at or near the place where the dead of the "Maine" were laid to rest. The Army Corps of Engineers began working on plans to raise the "Maine" in late July 1910. A "special board of engineers" was appointed from Corps ranks to work on the problem and oversee the project. Colonel William M. Black, Lieutenant Colonel H. H. Patrick, and Captain Harley B. Ferguson. The President of Cuba, José Miguel Gómez, promised the full cooperation of his government. The Corps immediately alerted Congress in May 1910 that the job could

neg: USS Philip (DD-76) USS Philip (DD-76) The first USS "Philip" (DD–76) was a in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS "Lancaster". She was named for John Woodward Philip. "Philip" was laid down by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 1 September 1917; launched 25 July 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Barrett P. Philip; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard 24 August 1918, Lieutenant Commander John F. Cox in command. The vessel was named for Admiral John Woodward Philip, captain of the battleship during the blockade and battle of Santiago, Cuba in 1898. After

neg: USS Sigsbee (DD-502) USS Sigsbee (DD-502) USS "Sigsbee" (DD-502), a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee (1845–1923). "Sigsbee" was laid down on 22 July 1942 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.; launched on 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. A. O. Fischer; and commissioned on 23 January 1943, Commander Benjamin V. Russell in command. "Sigsbee" completed outfitting three weeks later and sailed to Casco Bay, Maine, for 10 days of gunnery and torpedo practice before sailing to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to complete her shakedown. She returned to the Brooklyn

neg: USS Tirante (SS-420) USS Tirante (SS-420) USS "Tirante" (SS-420), a "Tench"-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tirante, a silvery, elongated "cutlass fish" found in waters off Cuba. Her keel was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 9 August 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Maynard Sieglaff, wife of Commander William B. Sieglaff (prospective commander of PCU Tench), and commissioned on 6 November 1944 with Lieutenant Commander George L. Street III in command. Following shakedown training in Long Island Sound, and the waters

neg: USS Cigarette (SP-1234) Chief Boatswain J. A. Conway in command. Assigned to the 1st Naval District, "Cigarette" served on section patrol duties in northern New England for the remainder of World War I, performing patrol duty off Boston, Massachusetts; Provincetown, Massachusetts; and Bar Harbor, Maine. She also carried out patrols at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, probably in 1919. "Cigarette" was decommissioned in July 1919 and sold on 29 October 1920. Renamed "Pocantico" by her new owner, she once again became a private yacht. She was scrapped in 1930. USS Cigarette (SP-1234) USS "Cigarette" (SP-1234) was a patrol vessel that served in the United States

neg: USS Glennon (DD-840) USS Glennon (DD-840) USS "Glennon" (DD-840) was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon (1857–1940). "Glennon" was launched on 14 July 1945 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss Frances Reading Glennon, granddaughter; and commissioned on 4 October 1945, Commander George W. Pressey in command. After shakedown off Cuba, "Glennon" sailed from Boston, Massachusetts on 12 February 1946 for Europe and visited many of the nations washed by the North Sea before returning to New York in August of the same year. Undergoing upkeep at Boston and

neg: USS Anthony (DD-515) USS Anthony (DD-515) USS "Anthony" (DD-515), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony (1853–1899). "Anthony" was laid down on 17 August 1942, at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 20 December 1942; sponsored by Miss Alice Anthony and Miss Frances Anthony, granddaughters of Sergeant Major William Anthony; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard, on 26 February 1943, Lieutenant Commander Blinn Van Mater in command. The destroyer got underway on 26 March for a shakedown training out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and arrived

neg: USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836) USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836) USS "George K. MacKenzie" (DD-836) was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie (1910–1943). "George K. MacKenzie" was launched on 13 May 1945 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss Donna MacKenzie, daughter; and commissioned on 13 July 1945, Commander Alvin W. Slayden in command. After shakedown off Cuba, "MacKenzie" returned to Boston, Massachusetts on 15 September 1945 and subsequently participated in the Navy Day celebrations on 27 October at Savannah, Georgia She served with the Operational Development Force at Norfolk, Virginia, her home port, and

neg: USS Isherwood (DD-520) USS Isherwood (DD-520) USS "Isherwood" (DD-520), a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822–1915). "Isherwood" was launched by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Staten Island, N.Y., 24 November 1942, sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Kerwin, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Isherwood; and commissioned 12 April 1943 at New York Navy Yard, Commander R. E. Gadrow in command. The new destroyer conducted her shakedown training in Casco Bay, Maine, and off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, through April and May. During the next 2 months she operated with a patrol and escort

neg: USS Bigelow USS Bigelow USS "Bigelow" (DD-942) was a in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Watertender Second Class Elmer Charles Bigelow (1920-1945), who was killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in the Philippines on 14 February 1945. Bigelow was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. "Bigelow" was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. The ship was launched by Mrs. Verna B. Perry, mother of Elmer C. Bigelow. "Bigelow" was part of Combined Task Group CTG 136.1.1 tasked with blockading Cuba

neg: Garden Key Light Garden Key lighthouse received a fourth order Fresnel lens, and became the harbor light for Fort Jefferson. In 1877 the brick tower was razed and replaced with a boilerplate iron tower on top of a stairwell in the fort. In 1912, the keeper's house burned down, and the lighthouse was automated with tanks of compressed acetylene replacing the butts of kerosene to fuel the lights. The light was deactivated in 1924. The "USS Maine" was part of the squadron stationed at Garden Key when it exploded and sank in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. James Fenimore Cooper's 1848 novel "Jack

neg: USS Gherardi (DD-637) USS Gherardi (DD-637) USS "Gherardi" (DD-637/DMS-30), a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi. "Gherardi" was launched on 12 February 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Christopher Robinson, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi; and commissioned on 15 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. W. Schmidt, USN, in command. In December 1942 "Gherardi" suffered fatalities in a storm. After trials and shakedown training out of Casco Bay, Maine and Newport, Rhode Island "Gherardi" departed Philadelphia 1 January 1943 making convoy escort voyages to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Port

neg: Third Battle of Manzanillo USS "Hornet", and USS "Wompatuck" attempted to clear the harbor on June 30 and a second force made up of USS "Osceola" and USS "Scorpion" was sent and repulsed on July 1. Both attacks on the harbor were failed due to superior numbers of Spanish Naval forces. What few ships were sunk in these attacks were refloated and repaired leaving the largest remaining Spanish naval force in Cuba relatively intact. As a result of the failure of the two previous squadrons to eliminate the Spanish gunboats at Manzanillo, Commander Marix requested for armored vessels to be sent in order to

neg: USS Perry (DD-844) USS Perry (DD-844) USS "Perry" (DD-844) was a of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship of that name and the fifth named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819). Perry, victor of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, was one of the early heroes of the U.S. Navy. "Perry" was laid down on 14 May 1945 by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched on 25 October 1945; sponsored by Mrs. George Tilton; and commissioned on 17 January 1946, Commander Clyde J. Van Arsdall, Jr., in command. Following shakedown off Cuba and plane guard

neg: USS Noa (DD-841) USS Noa (DD-841) USS "Noa" (DD-841) was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Midshipman Loveman Noa (1878–1901). "Noa" was laid down by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 26 March 1945; launched on 30 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. James Cary Jones, Jr., wife of Rear Admiral James Cary Jones, Jr., USN; and commissioned on 2 November 1945, Commander R. L. Nolan, Jr., USN, in command. After shakedown at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "Noa" departed her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia for her first Mediterranean deployment. She called at Gibraltar, Nice, Naples, Malta, Venice, Piraeus,

neg: USS Maine National Monument USS Maine National Monument The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard when the ship exploded in Havana harbor. In 1913, a USS "Maine" Monument designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle was completed and dedicated in New York City. Located at the southwest corner of Central Park at the Merchants' Gate entrance to the park, the monument consists of a pylon with a fountain at its base and sculptures by Attilio Piccirilli surrounding

neg: Delta Kappa Epsilon of Phi. The dying Edwin S. Rogers (Theta) of Maine was attended to by a Confederate Psi from Alabama, who observed the DKE pin and sent it to the family. During the Spanish–American War, the first American officer to be killed was a DKE member, Surgeon John B. Gibbs (Phi Chi). DKE member J. Frank Aldritch (Psi Phi) died when the USS "Maine" was sunk. Yung Wing, the first Chinese graduate from an American university in 1854, was a member of the Phi Chapter of DKE. Later, his citizenship was revoked and he was denied reentry to the United States

neg: USS John Paul Jones (DD-932) USS John Paul Jones (DD-932) USS "John Paul Jones" (DD-932/DDG-32), named for John Paul Jones, was a "Forrest Sherman"-class destroyer of the United States Navy. "John Paul Jones" was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 18 January 1954, launched on 7 May 1955 by Mrs. Carney, wife of Admiral Robert B. Carney and commissioned on 5 April 1956, Comdr. R. W. Hayler, Jr., in command. "John Paul Jones", second of the initial class destroyers of post-war design, conducted exhaustive shakedown training out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after which she departed for a cruise

neg: USS Tills refresher training in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the ship operated out of her home port of Norfolk, Virginia. After the crisis situation eased, "Tills" returned to her erstwhile home port of Portland, Maine, on 12 July 1962, and was decommissioned there on 1 August 1962. Attached to Reserve Destroyer Squadron 30 and Reserve Destroyer Escort Squadron, 1st Naval District, "Tills" operated out of Portland, Maine, in an in-service basis and resumed making weekend reserve training cruises. On these brief voyages, she conducted antisubmarine exercises and steamed up and down the St. Lawrence Seaway. Moving to Newport, Rhode Island, on 20 October

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial determine which cities and groups should get relics from the wreck. Sinking of the "Maine" occurred on March 16, 1912. About a third of the vessel was wreckage, which was cut into pieces and then dumped at sea about from the coast of Cuba. The aft, portside turret was given to the people of Havana for use as a memorial. But the forward, starboardside turret was buried too deeply in the mud for removal. To free the stern from the mud, diggers were forced to go below the keel. Seacocks were emplaced in the keel of the ship, and jets

neg: USS Montgomery (DD-121) patrols with coastal escort duty until the close of World War I. She conducted training and fleet maneuvers from Maine to Cuba until 19 July 1919, when she departed Hampton Roads for west coast duty. "Montgomery" arrived at San Diego on 7 August to join Destroyer Squadron 4, Pacific Fleet. For the next 3 years she took part in fleet operations from Alaska to Panama, then on 17 March 1922 began inactivation at San Diego, where she decommissioned on 6 June 1922. Re-designated DM-17 on 5 January 1931, "Montgomery" was converted to a light minelayer and recommissioned on 20 August

neg: Reconstructed newsreels by Georges Méliès to "good scene-painting and realistic actors." In June–August 1897, on the northwestern frontier of India, Indians revolted against British colonists. Méliès made two films about the revolts. The Spanish–American War broke out when, after the explosion and sinking of the USS "Maine" in Havana Harbor on 15 February 1898, the United States intervened in the Cuban War of Independence. The Spanish navy was defeated in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the Battle of Manila Bay, and the Treaty of Paris on 10 December 1898 signaled the end of the Spanish Empire. Méliès's films about the war, produced to

neg: USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) Budge, a granddaughter of leading Mormon missionary, William Budge; and commissioned on 11 December 1929, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Captain Frederick Lansing Oliver in command. "Salt Lake City" departed Philadelphia on 20 January 1930, for shakedown trials off the Maine coast. She began her first extended cruise on 10 February; visited Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; Culebra, Virgin Islands; Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, Brazil; then returned to Guantanamo Bay where—on 31 March—she joined Cruiser Division 2 (CruDiv 2) of the Scouting Force. With this division, she operated along the New England coast until 12 September, when she was reassigned to

neg: Avilla, Missouri increased after this time, and regular stage lines were eventually discontinued. After the battleship USS "Maine" exploded at Havana, Cuba in February 1898, a "war fever" against Spain swept through America with the cry: "Remember the "Maine"!" On March 4, 1898, a highly charged war rally was held at the Avilla Methodist Church. Three attorneys gave rousing speeches to the packed house, fueled with patriotic songs from a ladies choir. As a result, fifty-three young men immediately volunteered for military service in a new company that would be known as the "Avilla Zouaves". These units were characterized by colorful uniforms

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial them. It was immediately clear that the 1898 explosion had done far more damage to the "Maine" than previously assumed, and that the ship might not be capable of refloating at all. The caisson plan, however, was nevertheless considered risky. The Special Board sought the approval of President Taft for the caisson plan and the decision to sink the wreck at sea. The work included contracting for local labor wherever possible, but using U.S. Navy ships and derricks. Taft gave his approval on October 13. Taft invited Cuba and Spain to name a representative to be on-site during the salvage

neg: Michael Walsh (Medal of Honor) heroism on a little vessel that became celebrated for the valuable service performed and the many fights and incidents in which it was present - the tugboat USS "Leyden", a vessel of only 500 tons. The tug was stationed at Key West, Florida, and, on April 22, 1898, delivered to Admiral William T. Sampson on board the armored cruiser USS "New York", the information that war was declared, and that he should proceed, with the fleet, to Cuba. The following morning, the fleet sailed with the "Leyden" following the "New York". After reaching Cuba, the "Leyden" was sent back to

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) recovered bodies of sailors who died on "Maine" were interred in the Colon Cemetery, Havana. Some injured sailors were sent to hospitals in Havana and Key West, Florida. Those who died in hospitals were buried in Key West. In December 1899, the bodies in Havana were disinterred and brought back to the United States for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson dedicated the USS "Maine" Mast Memorial to those who died. The memorial includes the ship's main mast. Roughly 165 were buried at Arlington, although the remains of one sailor were exhumed for his home town,

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) the coal bunker, located adjacent to the munition stores in "Maine", as the likely cause of the explosion. However, the possibility of other combustibles causing the explosion such as paint or drier products was not discounted. Additional observations included that: The conclusions of the report were not reported at that time by the American press. In order to find the cause of the explosion, a naval inquiry was ordered by the United States shortly after the incident, headed by Captain William T. Sampson. Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Spanish governor of Cuba, had proposed instead a joint Spanish-American investigation of the

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial and Morro Castle to fire every 30 seconds every day that dead were brought to the surface. In August 1911, President Taft learned that the collier "Leonidas" might be carrying the "Maine" dead home to the United States. Believing that this would dishonor the dead, Taft ordered the U.S. Navy to send a battleship to Cuba provide transport instead. Taft also directed the Corps of Engineers to assign an officer to oversee the bodies while in transport. Major George LeRoy Irwin was assigned this duty on August 28. On January 7, 1912, the War Department announced tentative plans for bringing

neg: Military history of Cuba Manuel de Céspedes and his followers of patriots from his sugar mill La Demajagua began an uprising. The war ended with the signing of the Pact of Zanjón. The Cuban War of Independence was the last major uprising by Cuban Nationalists against the Spanish Colonial Government. The conflict culminated with American intervention during the Spanish–American War. The Spanish–American War was a major war fought by the United States and the Kingdom of Spain in the Spanish territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The war was triggered with the sinking of the USS "Maine" in Havana Harbor. Cuban rebels

neg: Bangor, Maine the system was decommissioned in 1997 as the SSPARS system installation—the successor to the PAVE PAWS installation—in Massachusetts' Cape Cod Air Force Station reservation fully took over. Many buildings and monuments are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city has also had a municipal Historic Preservation Commission since the early 1980s. Bangor has many Greek Revival. Victorian, and Colonial Revival houses. Some notable architecture: The bow-plate of the battleship USS "Maine", whose destruction in Havana, Cuba, presaged the start of the Spanish–American War, survives on a granite memorial by Charles Eugene Tefft in Davenport Park. Bangor has

neg: Military history of Spain American sales of modern weaponry. By 1898, however, increasing U.S. political interests in Cuba were encouraging a more interventionist policy. The sinking of the USS "Maine" in Havana harbour provided the trigger for the Spanish–American War, in which Spain's aging navy fared disastrously. Cuba gained its independence and Spain lost its remaining New World colony, Puerto Rico, which together with Guam and the Philippines it ceded to the United States for 20 million dollars. In 1899, Spain sold its remaining Pacific islands – the Northern Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands and Palau – to Germany, reducing Spain's colonial possessions to Spanish

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial pumped water below the keel to help loosen the mud's hold on the vessel. Once the stern was free, water was slowly allowed into the cofferdam. When the stern's deck was level with the cofferdam, two of the caissons were removed to give the "Maine" access to the harbor. After three attempts to free the "Maine" from the mud, the ship began floating on February 15. The , an armed tugboat, towed the "Maine" out of the cofferdam and into the harbor. More than 80,000 Cubans watched as the "Osceola" towed the "USS Maine" out of Havana harbor. Cannon at

neg: Merritt-Chapman & Scott to grow and expand the scope of operations, merging with other firms, and adopting the famous "black horse" house flag, a black horse in full gallop on a white flag. In addition to salvage operations, the company got involved in marine construction, acquiring a number of boats, and steam derricks. By the late 19th century, the firm had some experience in maritime investigation, with the ability to determine causes for wrecks and explosions. When, in 1898, the USS "Maine" exploded in the harbour of Havana, Cuba, the U.S. War department engaged Merritt-Chapman to determine whether the unknown explosion came from

neg: USS Connecticut (BB-18) a month, then left for Philadelphia on 8 August and arrived there on 14 August. "Connecticut" then went to Maine and the Virginia Capes, for battle practice, after which she went into the Philadelphia Naval Yard for an overhaul. After more than 15 weeks, "Connecticut" emerged on 15 January 1915, and steamed south to Cuba, where she conducted training exercises. During maneuvers there in March 1915, a chain wrapped around her starboard propeller, breaking the shaft and forcing her return to Philadelphia, for repairs. She remained there until 31 July, when she embarked 433 men from the Second Regiment, First

neg: USS Niagara (1898) Virginia, and Key West, Florida. During the Spanish–American War she served the fleet off Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Haiti. The ship returned to Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 26 May 1898. She departed Hampton Roads on 30 May 1898, again bound for ports in Cuba and Puerto Rico. "Niagara" remained on station in the Caribbean Sea until 24 July 1898 when she departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for New York, arriving 3 September 1898. "Niagara" remained at New York until she decommissioned on 14 October 1898. She was sold on 19 July 1899. USS Niagara (1898) The third USS "Niagara" was a

neg: USS Vandivier upkeep and a three-month overhaul, she headed south to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 10 June. Arriving there four days later, "Vandivier" conducted refresher training until mid-July. On the 12th, she departed Cuban waters to return north. After a brief stopover at Norfolk, Virginia she continued north to Fall River, Massachusetts. Upon completion of the availability, the ship got underway on 1 August and steamed toward Rockland, Maine, to participate in the Maine Seafood Festival. On 4 August, she put to sea to resume radar picket duty. For the remainder of the year, "Vandivier" alternated between two-week tours of duty on

neg: USS Virginia (SP-746) A. D. Closson, USNRF, conducted patrols out of the section base located at Machias, Maine. She served the Navy until she was returned to her owner on 28 January 1919 when her name was struck from the Navy List. USS Virginia (SP-746) The seventh USS "Virginia" (SP-746) was a motor boat in the United States Navy. "Virginia" was built in 1906 at City Island in Bronx, New York. It was used by the Maine lobster warden, and was acquired by the Navy on 13 July 1917 under free lease from the state of Maine. Though officially designated "SP-746" on the

neg: USS Relief (YP-2) New York, remaining on mercantile registers until 1946 when she was transferred to exempt status as a yacht. USS Relief (YP-2) The third USS "Relief" (YP-2) was a lookout station tender that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1921. "Relief" was a wooden private motorboat built during 1910 at Yarmouth, Maine. Ensign Walter G. Richardson purchased her for the U.S. Navy for World War I service on 13 June 1917 with funds furnished by the Bar Harbor War Relief Committee of Bar Harbor, Maine, for use as a tender to the lookout station at Crumple Island, Maine.

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial tile. The single entry to the mausoleum has two doors. The inner door is made of wood, and half the ship's bell (retrieved from the ocean floor in 1911) is attached to the outer side of this door. The outer door is a bronze gate decorated with metal rope and anchors. Ceremonial stone funeral urns stand on either side of the entryway. Above the door is carved the following: "Erected in memory of the officers and men who lost their lives in the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine, Habana, Cuba, February 15, 1898". A road encircles the memorial. On the

neg: USS Dixie III (SP-701) III" served on patrol duty for the rest of World War I. In April 1918 she was renamed USS "SP-701". "SP-701" was returned to the State of Maine in May 1919. USS Dixie III (SP-701) USS "Dixie III" (SP-701), later USS "SP-701", was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. "Dixie III" was built in 1911 as a civilian motorboat of the same name by Bowes and Mower at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The State of Maine operated her as a pleasure craft until early May 1917, when the U.S. Navy acquired her for use as a

neg: USS Firecrest (AMS-10) USS Firecrest (AMS-10) USS Firecrest (AMS-10/YMS-231) was an acquired by the U.S. Navy for clearing coastal minefields during World War II. "Firecrest" was laid down 5 October 1942 by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Boothbay Harbor, Maine; launched, 3 April 1943; completed and commissioned "USS YMS-231", 6 August 1943. She was decommissioned in February 1947; named "Firecrest" and reclassified as a Motor minesweeper, AMS-10, 18 February 1947. "Firecrest" returned to service in the later 1940s. She was sent to Korea in 1950 and operated in the combat zone until the shooting ended in July 1953. "Firecrest" continued to serve in the

neg: USS William J. Pattison (APD-104) command. Following shakedown training out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and amphibious training at Hampton Roads, Virginia, "William J. Pattison" underwent post-shakedown repairs at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, between 20 April 1945 and 27 April 1945. On 27 April 1945, "William J. Pattison" departed Portsmouth, New Hampshire, bound for New York City. There she rendezvoused with the transport USS "General William Weigel" (AP-119), and the two ships got underway on 1 May 1945 and headed for the West Indies. After a stop at San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 4 May 1945 to 8 May 1945, the two ships

neg: USS Montana (ACR-13) owing to instability in the Ottoman Empire following the Young Turk Revolution that threatened American interests. "Montana" departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 2 April, when she was sent to the Mediterranean to protect Americans in the region. She remained there until 23 July, when she left Gibraltar, arriving in Boston on 3 August. She thereafter returned to her normal operations patrolling the eastern coast of the United States. "Montana" departed Hampton Roads on 8 April 1910, bound for South America for the Argentina Centennial. She steamed in company with her sister ship , eventually reaching Maldonado, Uruguay, where the two

neg: USS Hollyhock (1863) April, and sped toward New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, eventually hoping to make Havana, Cuba. As "William H. Webb" passed New Orleans, all available ships including "Hollyhock" gave chase. The fleeing "Webb" finally encountered "Richmond", sent upriver to stop her, and ran aground on the bank to avoid capture. "Hollyhock" continued to serve at New Orleans until she was sold there to Mr. P. Bennett 5 October 1865. USS Hollyhock (1863) USS "Hollyhock" (1863) was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed into service as a tugboat and as a

neg: USS Hornet (1898) USS Hornet (1898) The sixth USS "Hornet" was a gunboat in the United States Navy. "Hornet", the former yacht "Alicia", was built by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware, in 1890; purchased from Henry Morrison Flagler on 6 April 1898; and commissioned at New York 12 April 1898, Lieutenant James Meredith Helm in command. Six days after she commissioned, "Hornet" sailed to join the American fleet blockading Spanish Cuba. Beaching Havana 24 April, she cruised in Cuban waters with several short trips to Key West. On 30 June 1898, "Hornet" was sent to reconnoiter cays and shoals off the Spanish fort

neg: Latin America–United States relations in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of sinking of the USS "Maine" in Havana harbor, leading to American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The sinking of the USS "Maine" occurred on February 15, resulting in the deaths of 266 people and causing the United States to blame Spain, since the ship had been sent to Havana in order to protect a community of U.S. citizens there. American acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions led to its involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War. Revolts against Spanish rule had been occurring for some years in

neg: BRP Rajah Lakandula (PF-4) she served off of Cuba as a Radar Picket Ship tracking Russian Convoys and rescuing Cuban refugees that had fled the island. In 1965, "Camp" was sent to Indo-China for coastal patrol and interdiction by the US Navy (Operation Market Time). By 1968 her radio center had been rebuilt more than once to improve communications efficiency. The USS Camp gave gunfire support when needed, provided "mothership" services to River Patrol craft and assisted Naval Operations when burial at sea or escort details were requested of her. Her communications center, which was rebuilt in 1968, became so efficient that she could

neg: USS Newport (LST-1179) humanitarian mission to Haiti. In November 2012, she was sent to Cuba with tons of supplies to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy USS Newport (LST-1179) The USS "Newport" (LST-1179) was the third ship to bear the name of the Rhode Island city. The first of her class of LSTs, she was capable of a sustained speed of . Her ability to adjust her draft, accompanied by her unique bow-ramp design, helped bring a new degree of responsiveness to the amphibious fleet. Built by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, she was christened on 3 February 1968 by Mrs. Nuella Pell; wife

neg: USS Kineo (1861) USS Kineo (1861) USS "Kineo" was a built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The first "Kineo" in the service of the Navy, she was launched on 9 October 1861 at Portland, Maine, by J. W. Dyer; sponsored by Miss Eunice C. Dyer, daughter of the builder, and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 8 February 1862, Lt. George M. Ransom in command. She was sent to join the forces then gathering to attack the defenses of New Orleans. On 24 April 1862, "Kineo" was one of the ships that battled their way past Forts

neg: Spanish–American War McKinley sent USS "Maine" to Havana to ensure the safety of American citizens and interests, and to underscore the urgent need for reform. Naval forces were moved in position to attack simultaneously on several fronts if the war was not avoided. As "Maine" left Florida, a large part of the North Atlantic Squadron was moved to Key West and the Gulf of Mexico. Others were also moved just off the shore of Lisbon, and still others were moved to Hong Kong. At 9:40 on the evening of February 15, 1898, "Maine" sank in Havana Harbor after suffering a massive explosion.

neg: USS Greyhound (1822) of Lieutenant Lawrence Kearny (1789-1868) and sent to patrol the coast of Cuba. While patrolling with the schooner on 21 July 1823, "Greyhound" gave chase to an unidentified ship off the Cuban coast near Vera Cruz; the ship turned out to be a legitimate Colombian privateer, a rare thing in those waters. Lieutenant Kearny then decided to go ashore in search of game to supplant his ship's food supply. His boat, when it neared the shore, was attacked from ambush and forced to return to "Greyhound". When another attempt to land on 22 July 1823 met the same reception, Lieutenant

neg: USS Iosco USS Iosco The USS "Iosco" was a 1173-ton class "double-ender" steam gunboat built at Bath, Maine. The ship fought during the Civil War, and was an important combatant during the battles at Fort Fisher. The ship was named "Iosco" after a Native American word meaning "water of light," the namesake for Iosco County, Michigan. Commissioned in April 1864, she protected shipping in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence during that summer. She assisted several ships caught in heavy storms. On 15 September, "Iosco" towed the , which had been stuck on a reef, and was then sent to join the North

neg: USS Maine Mast Memorial the "Maine" dead to the United States. It said that the battleships "USS North Carolina" and the would bear the bodies, escorted by the cruisers "USS Birmingham" and and the salvage ship . When it became clear by mid February that no further human remains were likely to be found, the War Department scaled back its plans so that the bodies would be borne by the "USS North Carolina", with an escort by the "USS Birmingham". The "North Carolina" would bear the dead to Hampton Roads, at which point the bodies would be placed aboard the "Birmingham" and taken to

neg: USS Cisco (SS-290) owners)."Cisco" is thus presumed to have been lost in action 28 September 1943. The only survivor from the crew was Chief Radioman Howell B. Rice (USN ret.), who was taken sick in Darwin and sent ashore to the Navy hospital prior to "Cisco's" final voyage. USS Cisco (SS-290) USS "Cisco" (SS-290), a "Balao"-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cisco, a whitefish of the Great Lakes. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 24 December 1942 sponsored by Mrs. A. C.

neg: USS Coasters Harbor (AG-74) USS Coasters Harbor (AG-74) USS "Coasters Harbor" (AG-74) was a "Basilan"-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was configured as a repair ship and sent to the Pacific Ocean just as the war ended. She was retained to participate in atomic testing at Bikini Atoll. "Coasters Harbor" was launched 17 November 1944 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine, under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. M. M. Naples; transferred to the Navy 26 November 1944; commissioned the same day, ferried to Todd Shipbuilding Company, Brooklyn, New York; decommissioned 30 November

neg: USS Herring USS Herring USS "Herring" (SS-233), a "Gato"-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the herring. Her keel was laid down 14 July 1941 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 15 January 1942 (sponsored by Mrs. Emilie Spear (née Piollet), wife of Rear Admiral Ray Spear, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts), and commissioned on 4 May 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Raymond W. Johnson (Class of 1930) in command. After shakedown, the new submarine was one of five sent to the Mediterranean Sea to take

neg: USS Coasters Harbor (AG-74) redesignated "AKS-22", 18 August 1951 and stricken from the Navy List on 1 April 1960. USS Coasters Harbor (AG-74) USS "Coasters Harbor" (AG-74) was a "Basilan"-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was configured as a repair ship and sent to the Pacific Ocean just as the war ended. She was retained to participate in atomic testing at Bikini Atoll. "Coasters Harbor" was launched 17 November 1944 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine, under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. M. M. Naples; transferred to the Navy 26 November 1944;

neg: USS Iosco New York Navy Yard. USS Iosco The USS "Iosco" was a 1173-ton class "double-ender" steam gunboat built at Bath, Maine. The ship fought during the Civil War, and was an important combatant during the battles at Fort Fisher. The ship was named "Iosco" after a Native American word meaning "water of light," the namesake for Iosco County, Michigan. Commissioned in April 1864, she protected shipping in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence during that summer. She assisted several ships caught in heavy storms. On 15 September, "Iosco" towed the , which had been stuck on a reef, and was then sent

neg: USS Aries (1863) departed Hampton Roads on the morning of 5 March and headed for Key West, Florida, to join the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. However, when she reached Florida waters, her machinery necessitated her remaining in port undergoing repairs into May. She was then sent to sea to cruise off Havana, Cuba, to intercept should that Confederate raider attempt to escape to sea. After Stonewall's commanding officer, Capt. Thomas Jefferson Page, learned of the end of the war and turned his ship over to Spanish authorities, "Aries" returned to Key West. On 1 June, she was ordered to Boston, Massachusetts, where she

neg: USS Maine (ACR-1) For a week following the sinking, the "Journal" devoted a daily average of eight and a half pages of news, editorials and pictures to the event. Its editors sent a full team of reporters and artists to Havana, including Frederic Remington, and Hearst announced a reward of $50,000 "for the conviction of the criminals who sent 258 American sailors to their deaths." The "World," while overall not as lurid or shrill in tone as the "Journal," nevertheless indulged in similar theatrics, insisting continually that "Maine" had been bombed or mined. Privately, Pulitzer believed that "nobody outside a lunatic asylum" really