mainewreckageremoval

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(ACR-1)

an interesting article on how this was done web.mst.edu/~rogersda/umrcourses/ge342/Battleship Maine Cofferdam.pdf

Working link for article linked by Kilted Cowboy above: web.mst.edu/~rogersda/umrcourses/ge342/Battleship%20Maine...

well that was 13 yrs ago, they have updated it since then.

The pinnacle of "Yellow Journalism", the Maine was significant because the major American publications at the time blamed the Spanish for the sinking of the ship (it was later discovered to be the result of a boiler explosion, I believe) without any evidence. It caused a major uproar that eventually led to the Spanish-American war and Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(ACR-1)

remember the MAINE! surprise? attack on PEARL HARBOUR! remember the BAY OF TOLKIEN! weapons of mass destruction-and over 900 "fabricated stories" to justify attacking IRAQ... remember BUSH!

Yes, the story is still the same! No matter how years passed. There always be a cause for the intervention. Roosvelt in Havana, Truman in Korea, Johnson in Vietnam, JFK in Cuba, Carter in Grenada, and many more. War is a great business.

Carter wasn't in Grenada, that was Reagan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada