Maine whose sinking by an explosion on February 15, 1898 precipitated the Spanish–American War. To the south and east is the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and northeast is New Brunswick, a province of Canada. The Canadian province of Quebec is to the northwest. Maine is both the northernmost state in New England and the largest, accounting for almost half the region's entire land area. Maine is the only state to border exactly one other state (New Hampshire to the west). Maine is the easternmost state in the United States in both its extreme points and its geographic center. The
Victoria Louise-class cruiser Victoria Louise-class cruiser The "Victoria Louise" class of protected cruisers was the last class of ships of that type built for the German Imperial Navy. The class design introduced the combined clipper and ram bow and the blocky sides that typified later German armoured cruisers. The class comprised five vessels, , the lead ship, , , , and . The ships were laid down in 1895–1896, and were launched in 1897–1898 and commissioned into the fleet over the following year. The first three ships were long and displaced at combat load; "Vineta" and "Hansa" were a slightly modified design. They