United States, 39.76, -98.51898An explosion aboard the American battleship USS Maine in 1898 resulted in the sinking of the ship and the deaths of 266 men. The attack propelled the United States into a military conflict with Spain, which would later be known as the Spanish-American War.Image of an illustration of the American battleship USS Maine. An explosion aboard USS Maine in 1898 resulted in the sinking of the ship and the deaths of 266 men. The attack propelled the United States into a military conflict with Spain, which would later be known as the Spanish-American War.image/jpegWhite, Trumbull. Pictorial History of Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom. Freedom Publishing Co., 1898.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/spanish-american-war-georgiaForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/spanish-american-war-georgiaForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBattleships--United StatesMaine (Battleship No. 10)Warships--United StatesShips--United StatesUnited States. NavySpanish-American War, 1898Battleship USS MaineStillImage