USS Battleship Maine at Havana on February 14, 1898


The USS Maine fought in the Spanish-American War, the 1898 struggle between the and Cuban revolutionaries agaist Spain with the goal of freeing Cuba from Spanish control. This view of the battleship shows the Maine in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, surrounded by various other vessels involved in the conflict. The painting by Henry Reuterdahl dates to 1898 and directly reflects the action at the time.


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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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