Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library. 1691 - 1945. Area Files. 1924 - 1946. 11-15 February 1898. 2/11/1898 - 2/15/1898. Telegram from Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, Commander of the USS Maine, to the Secretary of the Navy

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Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library. 1691 - 1945. Area Files. 1924 - 1946. 11-15 February 1898. 2/11/1898 - 2/15/1898. Telegram from Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, Commander of the USS Maine, to the Secretary of the Navy

1898

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This telegram was written by Captain Charles D. Sigsbee regarding the sinking of the USS Maine.

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Sigsbee, Charles D. (Charles Dwight), 1845-1923

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Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 – July 13, 1923) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. In his earlier career he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer. He is best remembered as the captain of USS Maine, which exploded in Havana harbor, Cuba, in 1898. The explosion set off the events that led up to the start of the Spanish–American War....