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
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)