Battleship Maine Monument "Maine". The memorial is topped by a bronze light standard with an eagle at its crown. The plinth has a bronze plaque bearing the following inscription: To the memory of the soldiers and sailor of the Spanish–American War 1989. Shield and scrolls recovered from wreckage of USS Maine blown up Havana Harbor, Cuba February 15, A.D. 1898. Erected by the city of Bangor, A.D. 1922 The USS "Maine" was an armored cruiser of the United States Navy, and was the first US Navy vessel named after the state of Maine. She was sent in January 1898 to Havana, Cuba as
The Sinking of the Laconia with no survivors. The production is a cooperation of the British BBC with the German ARD Degeto and SWR Fernsehen, executed by TalkbackThames and Teamworx. The idea to bring the story of the "Laconia" to screen was conceived in 2004 by Talkback Thames head of drama Johnathan Young. On 9 January 2011, BBC Two broadcast a half-hour documentary, "The Sinking of the Laconia: Survivors' Stories", featuring testimonies from the actual survivors of the "Laconia". Beginning 14 April 2012, Ovation television aired "The Sinking of the Laconia" in the United States. The Sinking of the Laconia The Sinking of the Laconia