The USS Maine sailed into Havana Harbor on January 1, 1898 on a mission to assist in curtailing gorilla activities in the Spanish controlled colony of Cuba. On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded and sank while in Havana Harbor. Events as a result would lead up to the Spanish American War.The ship was re-floated and eventually towed out to sea where it was ceremoniously sank. One of the USS Maine's masts now makes up a memorial to her and her fallen at Arlington National Cemetery. The Maine Mast Memorial was officially dedicated on February 15, 1915.
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