The U.S.S. Maine was a battle ship during the Spanish-American War. It was blown up in the Havana harbor. On February 15, 1898, due to two major explosions. The ammunition on board exploded causing the to blow up and sink rapidly. 252 men died on board the ship, after the biggest explosions there was more smaller explosions due to the rest ammunition.
The U.S.S. Maine Layed on the bottom of the Havana harbor til 1911. THen the patched up the hull of the ship good enough for it to float and the drug it out of the harbor into the ocean. That is where the ship sunk and is now down thirty six hundred feet. Many of the pieces of the ship that were rescued were made into many momentos or keepsakes.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/spanam/events/maineskg.htm
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