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| Keywords: US Navy 030617-N-9593R-031 The Maine Mast Monument, bounded on two sides by Sigsbee Drive, is named after Adm. Charles Dwight Sigsbee, who commanded the vessel as a captain at the time of its destruction.jpg en Arlington Va Jun 17 2003 -- The Maine Mast Monument bounded on two sides by Sigsbee Drive is named after Adm Charles Dwight Sigsbee who commanded the vessel as a captain at the time of its destruction The mast is the actual main mast from the USS Maine which was sunk in Havana Harbor Cuba Feb 15 1898 The mizzenmast is at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Md The base of the monument represents the turret of a battleship; through its center is the main mast from the USS Maine Around the sides of the turret are inscribed the names of all who lost their lives in the disaster and over the door is the inscription Erected in memory of the officers and men who lost their lives in the destruction of the USS Maine at Havana Cuba February Fifteenth MDCCCXCVIII On the south side are two bronze cannons that were captured from the Spanish U S Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer Seth Rossman RELEASED 2003-06-17 030617-N-9593R-031 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8688 U S Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer Seth Rossman PD-USGov-Military-Navy Maine Mast Memorial | ||||
