Name/Title
Refloating the USS MAINEEntry/Object ID
0000.00.0297Description
The wreck of the USS MAINE being towed by tugboat from Havana Harbor, Cuba. The MAINE exploded under mysterious circumstances on February 14, 1898. The wreck was salvaged by the United States government from 1910 to 1913. Only the stern was refloated. The wreck was towed backward out of the harbor, and sunk about four miles out to sea.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1912Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects