Bangor Junior ROTC commemorates 127th anniversary of U.S.S. Maine explosion, Bangor Victory Platoon
To honor the brave lives of soldiers and sailors lost in both events, Bangor’s Junior ROTC held their annual commemorative ...
On This Day: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
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February 15, 1898: A Mysterious Explosion Sinks the USS ‘Maine’ in Havana Harbor
The Nation had warned when the ship set sail that it probably wasn’t such a hot idea. The USS Maine entering Havana Harbor in January 1898. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age ...
This Lone US Warship Took on a Fleet and Made History
It won’t come as any surprise that there are stories about smaller, determined military forces battling and winning against ...
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Ceremony commemorates 126th Anniversary of USS Maine Sinking
These were all the veterans who served on the USS Maine, or were aboard the USS Maine ... as the namesake of that ship, do hold it dear and the rally cry that our country got behind, ‘Remember ...
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February 15, USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor
On Feb. 15, 1898, the battleship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and ...
Commander of warship named for state’s capitol makes rounds in Maine
The USS Augusta is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship commissioned in Eastport on Sept. 30, 2024. It is the 17th ...
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Successfully Undocks USS Cheyenne
The Los Angeles improved-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) was successfully undocked Feb. 6, marking a ...
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Bangor Junior ROTC commemorates 127th anniversary of U.S.S. Maine explosion, Bangor Victory Platoon
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - On Feb. 15, 1898, U.S. Navy battleship USS Maine exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor. The ship’s sinking resulted in over 250 fatalities and, as some speculate, was the ...