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 | | The sinking of the Maine precipitated the Spanish-American War, the first shot of which was fired by the armored cruiser USS Nashville across the bow of the Spanish ship Buena Vista off Key West, FL on 22 Apr 1898. |
 | | Hayward was discharged from the Navy on 31 Aug 1898. |
 | | Accordingly, a fleet including the battleships USS Connecticut, Vermont, Kansas, Minnesota, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, and Kearsarge was assembled in Hampton Roads, VA. The battleships were painted white except for gilded scrollwork on their bows. |
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