USS Maine (ACR-1) known for her loss in Havana Harbor on the evening of 15 February 1898. Sent to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban revolt against Spain, she exploded suddenly, without warning, and sank quickly, killing nearly three quarters of her crew. The cause and responsibility for her sinking remained unclear after a board of inquiry investigated. Nevertheless, popular opinion in the U.S., fanned by inflammatory articles printed in the "yellow press" by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, blamed Spain. The phrase, "Remember the "Maine!" To hell with Spain!", became a rallying cry for action, which came with the Spanish–American War
Italian cruiser Calatafimi of the Reserve Squadron, which also included the ironclads and "Lepanto" and the protected cruiser . In 1898, "Calatafimi" was assigned to the Reserve Squadron, which included the ironclads "Lepanto", "Francesco Morosini", and "Ruggiero di Lauria", three protected cruisers, and the torpedo cruiser . The following year, she returned to the Active Squadron, where she served with six ironclads, the armored cruiser , the protected cruiser , and "Goito". The ship was sold for scrap in March 1907 and subsequently broken up. Italian cruiser Calatafimi Calatafimi was a torpedo cruiser of the built for the Italian "Regia Marina" (Royal Navy)