DeSotoSky
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On This Day, February 15, 1898, an explosion sank the battleship USS Maine in the Havana Cuba harbor killing 266 of the 354 crew members. A Navy Board of Inquiry ruled the ship had been sunk by an explosion of the forward powder magazine caused by a mine. There was dissenting opinion that the ships magazines had been ignited by a coal bunker fire. Ordered in 1886 and launched 1890 she had a length of 324 ft and a beam of 57 ft. The main battery was 4 x 10 in guns mounted in two turrets. Additionally 6 x 6 in guns, 7 x 6 pounders and 4 torpedo tubes. Officially a friendly visit, the USS Maine was sent to Cuba to protect American citizens and considerable financial interests in Cuba because of rioting in Havana during a revolt against Spanish rule. The incident was a contributing factor to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War several months later. Sensationalist newspaper reporting or "yellow journalism"' whipped up anti Spanish sentiment, exaggerating Spanish atrocities. This played into a hawkish Congress interested in American global expansion prompting President McKinley to act, The war was brief, April to August, 1898. The United States took over Spanish interests in Cuba as a protectorate, sovereignty over Puerto Rico, Guam, and purchased the Philippines for $20 million. Cuba gained independence in 1902 but the United States maintained some military presence into the 1930's. The war was a decisive victory establishing the United States as a global power and ending Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere.
Status of the USS Maine: A cofferdam was built around the wreck in 1911. The hull was patched, re-floated, then towed to sea and sunk at a depth of 3,600 feet. The ship's main mast is in Arlington National Cemetery. About 1,000 markers were made from metal salvaged from the wreck and distributed throughout the country.
Other USS Maines
.....(BB-10) (1902–1920) battleship.
.....(BB-69) A planned Montana class battleship, cancelled 1943
.....(SSBN-741) (1994–Present) An Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base: The Naval base was established on Cuba under a 1903 treaty with a perpetual lease for the annual rent of $4,085. It has never increased. The Cuban government, after the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro, has refused to cash these checks to protest the U.S. presence.
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180 CrossLock Hunter. Gold TiN. c.1998
3-1/4" blade sharpened one side and secondary blade with a "Zipper". Cordura sheath.
The CrossLock was introduced in the 1995 catalog and BuckCote options followed 2 years later in 1997.
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