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USS Maine Memorial

The USS Maine Memorial is in Mallory Square in Key West, Florida.

 

The Battleship USS Maine was destroyed by an explosion on February 15, 1898, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. Killed were 266 of the 350 men aboard.

 

The sinking led to the Spanish American War.

 

This gun sight from a forward gun turret was salvaged from the ship.

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