The American steamship tug 'Right Arm', from the commercial salvage company contracted to recover the hull of the USS Maine.

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Island of Cuba. Havana. The American steamship tug 'Right Arm', from the commercial salvage company contracted to recover the hull of the USS Maine. The US battleship 'Maine' sank after an explosion on 15 February 1898 in Havana harbour. The event, which occurred during the Cuban War of Independence, served as a pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain. Photoengraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.

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Size: 4339px × 2435px
Location: Cuba
Photo credit: © PHAS / UIG / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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