Researchers Find USS Maine, Photograph Hulk off Havana Explosion in 1898 Remains a MysteryST. PETERSBURG -- Remember the USS Maine? In 1898, as the formidable American warship rested at anchor in Havana Harbor, it blew up and sank, claiming the lives of 266 U.S. Navy sailors.U.S. ...
I was there on the day of the explosion, and my GQ station was in Main Control. We lost too many good men that dreadful day. The life lessons that I learned on the IOWA have served me well. God Bless the fallen 47. John B. Shideler Hails from: Mesa, AZ Division: E Rate/Rank:...