USS Maine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:armament 4 × 10 in (250 mm) guns
2 × 3 in guns
6 × 6 in guns
2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns
6 × 6 in (150 mm) guns
2 × 1 in guns
4 × 1 in guns
4 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes
4 × 10 in guns
gptkbp:armor gptkb:steel
up to 14 inches
8 in belt
gptkbp:barrel_type February 15, 1898
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cramp_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
Cramp & Sons
gptkbp:built Cramp & Sons
gptkbp:built_in gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:captain Charles D. Sigsbee
gptkbp:casualties 266 dead
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:class gptkb:Maine-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Charles_D._Sigsbee
gptkb:Captain_William_T._Sampson
gptkbp:commemoration commemorated in various events
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:United_States_Navy
1889
1895
gptkbp:complications 61 injured
gptkbp:consequences led to war with Spain
gptkbp:crew 355
naval training standards
355 men
gptkbp:crew_capacity 355
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired songs and literature
inspired literature and art
gptkbp:cultural_references films and documentaries
gptkbp:cultural_symbol symbol of American interventionism
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1914
gptkbp:design gptkb:cruiser
gptkbp:displacement 6,682 tons
6,682 long tons (6,785 t)
gptkbp:documentary featured in various documentaries
gptkbp:educational_value taught in history classes
gptkbp:exhibition_history museums and displays
gptkbp:exploded 1898
attributed to external explosion
gptkbp:explosion_aftermath U. S. declared war on Spain
gptkbp:explosion_cause gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:explosion_commemoration annual memorial services
gptkbp:explosion_consequences U. S. expansionism
gptkbp:explosion_diplomatic_impact strained U. S.-Spain relations
gptkbp:explosion_historical_debate still discussed by historians
gptkbp:explosion_historical_impact changed U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:explosion_impact increased tensions with Spain
gptkbp:explosion_investigation conducted by U. S. Navy
gptkbp:explosion_legacy remains a topic of debate
gptkbp:explosion_location gptkb:Havana_Harbor
gptkbp:explosion_military_impact led to naval modernization
gptkbp:explosion_publicity widely reported in newspapers
gptkbp:explosion_reactions yellow journalism
gptkbp:explosion_symbolism American naval power
gptkbp:explosion_time 9:40 PM
gptkbp:explosion_witnesses many civilians and military personnel
gptkbp:famous_for mysterious explosion
gptkbp:fate sunk
destroyed
wreck discovered in 1976
exploded
sunk in explosion
gptkbp:historical_analysis analyzed in military history
gptkbp:historical_books subject of numerous books
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Cuban_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:historical_debate causes of sinking
debate over responsibility for sinking
gptkbp:historical_documentation photographs and reports
remains preserved in museums
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:historical_impact increased tensions between US and Spain
gptkbp:historical_interpretation varied perspectives on imperialism
gptkbp:historical_legacy symbol of naval power
gptkbp:historical_research ongoing studies and publications
gptkbp:historical_role American expansionism
gptkbp:historical_significance catalyst for war
symbol of American imperialism
first U. S. battleship lost in action
first major naval disaster of the US
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Key_West,_Florida
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Maine
gptkbp:international_relations affected US-Spain relations
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Naval_Court_of_Inquiry
inconclusive
unknown cause
various theories on explosion
gptkbp:launch_date 1890
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:launched 1889
November 18, 1889
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval policy
remains a topic of interest
gptkbp:length 318 feet
318 ft (97 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Havana,_Cuba
gptkb:Havana_Harbor
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage at the time
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:USS_Maine_National_Monument
ceremonies and tributes
various monuments and plaques
USS Maine Memorial in Arlington
gptkbp:mission show of force in Cuba
gptkbp:newspaper_headlines Remember the Maine!
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:notable_event explosion
explosion leading to war
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:William_H._H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:Alfred_Thayer_Mahan
gptkbp:notable_ships important event in naval history
early steel warship
gptkbp:political_impact influenced public opinion
increased tensions with Spain
gptkbp:post_war_career catalyst for war
gptkbp:propulsion coal-fired steam engine
gptkbp:public_perception anti-Spanish sentiment
gptkbp:public_reaction outrage
outrage in the United States
' Remember the Maine!'
demand for investigation
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Cuban_War_of_Independence
gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1898
gptkbp:reputation controversial
symbol of American imperialism
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkb:Havana_Harbor
gptkbp:result_of_investigation unknown cause
external explosion theory
gptkbp:served_in Cuban waters
gptkbp:significance catalyst for war
catalyst for the Spanish-American War
sparked U. S. intervention in Cuba
catalyst for Spanish-American War
gptkbp:sinking_cause_debate remains unresolved
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gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:historical_debates
gptkb:historical_narratives
gptkb:Havana_Harbor
gptkb:military_technology
gptkb:historical_memory
gptkb:Animation
gptkb:literature_and_art
American exceptionalism
cultural references
explosion
military alliances
public outcry
American nationalism
yellow journalism
February 15, 1898
public memorials
Spanish colonial decline
increased naval budgets
colonial acquisitions
unknown cause
US foreign policy changes
266 crew members
US naval expansion
anti-Spanish sentiment
US intervention in Cuba
legacy of naval power
gptkbp:symbol American imperialism
gptkbp:team remains recovered in 1911
gptkbp:type gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:witnesses many eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Maine_Memorial
gptkb:George_Dewey
gptkb:Continental_Navy_ships
gptkb:Great_White_Fleet
gptkb:Battle_of_the_USS_Maine
gptkb:Captain_William_T._Sampson
gptkb:The_Great_White_Fleet
gptkb:USS_Minnesota
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5