<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> USS Maine entering Havana Harbor on 25 January 1898 , where the ship would explode three weeks later . On the right is the old Morro Castle fortress . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Class overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builders : </Td> <Td> New York Naval Shipyard , Brooklyn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operators : </Td> <Td> United States Navy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Succeeded by : </Td> <Td> USS New York ( ACR - 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Built : </Td> <Td> 1888 -- 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In commission : </Td> <Td> 1895 -- 1898 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Completed : </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lost : </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name : </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namesake : </Td> <Td> State of Maine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ordered : </Td> <Td> 3 August 1886 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builder : </Td> <Td> New York Naval Shipyard , Brooklyn , New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cost : </Td> <Td> $4,677,788.75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laid down : </Td> <Td> 17 October 1888 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Launched : </Td> <Td> 18 November 1889 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sponsored by : </Td> <Td> Alice Tracy Wilmerding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Commissioned : </Td> <Td> 17 September 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fate : </Td> <Td> Sunk by explosion in Havana Harbor , Havana , Cuba , 15 February 1898 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status : </Td> <Td> Remains scuttled in the Strait of Florida , 16 March 1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Type : </Td> <Td> Armored cruiser or 2nd - class battleship </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement : </Td> <Td> 6,682 long tons ( 6,789 t ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length : </Td> <Td> 324 ft 4 in ( 98.9 m ) oa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam : </Td> <Td> 57 ft ( 17.4 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draft : </Td> <Td> 22 ft 6 in ( 6.9 m ) ( max ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Installed power : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 8 × boilers </Li> <Li> 9,293 ihp ( 6,930 kW ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2 × vertical triple expansion steam engines </Li> <Li> 2 × screws </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed : </Td> <Td> 16.45 kn ( 30.47 km / h ; 18.93 mph ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Range : </Td> <Td> 6670km ( 3600nm ) at 10 knots </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Complement : </Td> <Td> 374 officers and men </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armament : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2 × twin 10 in ( 254 mm ) / 30 caliber Mark 2 guns </Li> <Li> 6 × 6 in ( 152 mm ) / 30 caliber Mark 3 guns </Li> <Li> 7 × Driggs - Schroeder 6 - pounder ( 57 mm ( 2.2 in ) ) guns </Li> <Li> 4 × 1 - pounder ( 37 mm ( 1.5 in ) ) Hotchkiss guns </Li> <Li> 4 × Driggs - Schroeder 1 - pounder ( 37 mm ( 1.5 in ) ) guns </Li> <Li> 4 × Gatling guns . 45 -- 70 caliber </Li> <Li> 4 × 18 inch ( 450 mm ) torpedo tubes </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armor : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Belt : 12 in ( 305 mm ) </Li> <Li> Deck : 2 -- 3 in ( 51 -- 76 mm ) </Li> <Li> Turrets : 8 in ( 203 mm ) </Li> <Li> Conning tower : 10 in ( 254 mm ) </Li> <Li> Bulkheads : 6 in ( 152 mm ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where was the u.s.s maine when it exploded in 1898
Havana Harbor , Havana , Cuba