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This is interesting www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq71-1.htm

Likely in late1911. Quote below is from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(ACR-1) 1911 Court of Inquiry == By 1908, the war drums had long stopped beating, and many parties demanded that the Maine be raised from Havana harbor. Cuban officials became worried about the safety of having a sunken ship in their harbor, U.S. officials wanted the remains of the sailors trapped in the wreck recovered and buried, and a few people wanted to confirm the cause of the sinking. Begun in December 1910, a huge waterproof cofferdam was built around the wreck and water was pumped out, finally exposing the wreck by late summer 1911. Sections of the hull of the Maine were numbered, many photographs were taken, and models of the Maine and her wreckage were built by the single Navy employee assigned to the job in Havana. Except for many souvenir items retained by the Navy and frequently distributed to the public, most of the tangled wreckage was dumped into the sea off the coast of Cuba. Between November 20 and December 2, 1911 a court of inquiry headed by Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland visited the wreck. ... After the investigation, the newly located dead were buried in Arlington National Cemetery and the hollow, intact portion of the hull of the Maine was refloated and ceremoniously scuttled at sea on March 16, 1912.

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The mast now resides at the US Naval Academy. www.spanamwar.com/maineforemast.htm#foremast This site goes into the salvage operation for the USS Maine, which was authorized by Congress on August 5, 1910 and completed December 2, 1912. www.spanamwar.com/mainsalv.htm Posted 1 second ago. ( permalink | delete | edit )

Remember the Maine.

This is the foremast of the USS Maine. The foremast was found during the raising of the Maine in 1912, and brought back to the United States aboard the USS Sterling in August of that year. It was erected at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_Mast_Memorial

The USS Maine was sunk in Havana Habor on 15 February 1898. In 1910 and 1911 a coffer dam was guiltaround the wreck, and water pumped out thus exposing it. The dead sailors were recovered for later burial at Arlington. Various parts of the wreck were cut up - some became souvenirs, but most of the cutting was done to break up the wreck with the ultimate purpose of making the harbor safe. The barnacle growth seen in the picture makes it likely this pic was taken during this process. www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ussmaine.htm