USS Maine (1889)

USS Maine was a United States Navy warship. She exploded and sank in Havana Harbor in 1898, which was the reason the United States got involved in the Spanish-American War. USS Maine was commissioned as ACR-1 (Armored Cruiser #1). She is sometimes called a second-class battleship. Her sister ship was the USS Texas.

USS Maine (1889) Media

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  The Brazilian battleship Riachuelo, which prompted the building of Maine

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  USS Maine second class battleship BB-1 or original designation Armored Cruiser ACR-1 in Havana harbor, shortly before explosion.

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  Profile and deck plan of Maine, showing its echeloned turret placement

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  Vertical triple expansion engine of Wisconsin, similar in general layout to that of Maine

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  Battleship Maine by Frederick Nelson Atwood with the fore 10-inch turret visible

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  Six-inch gun on Newark. USS Maine mounted six of these.

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  Maine in drydock at the New York Navy Yard while fitting out

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  Maine entering Havana Harbor on 25 January 1898, three weeks before her destruction. On the right is the Morro Castle fortress.