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 | | However, on February 15, 1898, while docked in Havana harbor, the USS Maine was rocked by a tremendous explosion, which sent the ship and 260 United States sailors to their doom. |
 | | Recently, in an effort to save the USS OLYMPIA, she was placed under the control of the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, PA. The museum is located adjacent to the vessel at Penns Landing. |
 | | Similar to the USS Maine plates, with a picture of William McKinley (the United States President at the time of the Spanish-American War) in the center, and the phrase Protection and Plenty. |
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