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February 15 – Destruction of the USS Maine
by Darren Cole on February 15, 2011
Telegram from Captain Charles S. Sigsbee, Commander of the USS MAINE, to the Secretary of the Navy, 02/15/1898 (ARC ID 300266); Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945; Record Group 45; National Archives. Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=300266
The telegram describes the destruction of the USS Maine in Havana harbor on the evening of February 15, 1898, a pivotal event leading up to the Spanish-American War.
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TAGS 1898-02-15, Destruction of the USS Maine, February 15, February 15 1898, ships, Spanish American War, United States Navy, US Navy
