Photographs and diary; 1910-1912.

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Photographs and diary; 1910-1912.

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The collection consists of photographs of the raising of the USS Maine from Havana Harbor in 1911, scenes of Havana, other ships, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crew that were involved in the raising and resinking of the ship in the Gulf of Mexico, March 16, 1912. A daily dating from December 1910-December 1911 of J. Reese Brown gives a brief account of his activities while part of the crew.

0.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7565377

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Maine (Battleship)

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USS Maine (BB/2C), an armored battle ship, was blown up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. A court of inquiry was unable to obtain evidence regarding the cause of the ship's destruction. In August 1910, Congress authorized the raising of the ship. The hull was refloated and towed into the Gulf of Mexico where it was sunk with honors on March 16, 1912. From the description of Photographs and diary; 1910-1912. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46425385 ...

Brown, J. Reese.

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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...