spain is now generally thought of as actually to blame for the explosion of the uss maine.
what is now generally thought of as actually to blame for the explosion of the uss maine?
spain
in addition to the inquiry commissioned by the spanish government to naval officers del peral and de salas, two naval courts of inquiry were ordered: the sampson board in 1898 and the vreeland board in 1911. in 1976, admiral hyman g. rickover commissioned a private investigation into the explosion, and the national geographic society did an investigation in 1999, using computer simulations. all investigations agreed that an explosion of the forward magazines caused the destruction of the ship, but different conclusions were reached as to how the magazines could have exploded.





















































section::::investigations.:1898 del peral and de salas inquiry.
uss maine (acr-1)
more than 80,000 cubans watched as the "osceola" towed the "uss maine" out of havana harbor. cannon at the la cabaña fortress fired every 30 minutes from 10:00 a.m. until 2:15 pm, after which "minute guns" sounded every 60 seconds until the procession passed. behind the "maine" followed the battleship "uss north carolina" with the remains of the dead aboard her. following the "north carolina" were the cruiser , three gunboats of the cuban navy, and a number of private vessels. the main guns of the "north carolina" fired when the , , and marks were reached. about out to sea, naval personnel opened the seacocks at about 5:10 p.m. local time. the "uss maine" sank at 5:30 p.m. as a bugler aboard the "north carolina" sounded taps. the guns of the "north carolina" and the "birmingham" fired once, and the ceremony ended
uss maine mast memorial