Honolulu Hawaii Great White Fleet USS Georgia BB-15 Real Photo Postcard

The monumental undertaking of Raising the Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba, from 1910 to 1912, sought to clear the waterway of the USS Maine's sunken hulk and recover the remains of its crew. The battleship's catastrophic explosion and sinking on February 15, 1898, served as a pivotal casus belli for the Spanish-American War, leaving its wreckage as both a navigational hazard and a national symbol. This image depicts a large naval vessel, likely a battleship or heavy cruiser involved in support or debris removal, alongside the extensive shore-based operations crucial to this ambitious salvage project.