The U.S.S. Maine Explodes on U.S. Soil in 1898

my understanding is that the current theory is a that a fire in a coal bunker heated up the magazine nearby to flashpoint (Admiral Rickover from 1976) but National Geographic seems to have considered a mine a serious possibility because the hull plates were blown inward

If a mine, then there is likely no loss of the Maine in US waters

If a coal fire, well anywhere is possible

So pick your choice

https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/...tleship-maine-explodes-in-havana-harbor/?_r=0
 
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