In the Second Book of Shmuel (Samuel), 22nd chapter, 5th through the 19th verses, translated from the original in Hebrew and published by the Koren Publishers of Jerusalem, Israel, can perhaps aptly describe the fate of the crew and all other U.S.sailors who died defending their county:
"When the waves of death compassed me / the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; / the bonds of She'ol encircled me; / the snares of death took me by surprise; / in my distress I called upon the Lord, / and cried to my G-D: / and he heard my voice out of his temple, / and my cry entered into his ears. / Then the earth shook and trembled; /the foundations of heaven moved / and shook because of his anger /...the heavy mass of waters, and thick clouds of the skies /... And the channels of the sea appeared, / the foundations of the world were laid bare, / at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast at the breath of his nostrils. / He sent from above, he took me; / he drew me out of many waters; / he delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too strong for me. / They surprised me in the day of my calamity: / but the Lord was my stay..."
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 | 78k | The Maine is destroyed by explosion, in Havana Harbor, Cuba, 15 February 1898. Artwork, copied from the contemporary publication Uncle Sam's Navy. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 61236. | |
 | 232k | Painting by the The Chicago firm of Kurz & Allison showing the destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor, with inserts of location of the "Maine-Havana Habor," recovering the dead bodies, and head-and-shoulders portraits of Admiral Sicard and Captain Sigsbee. | Digital ID: # 3j00059v, LC-USZC4-1572. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection. | |
 | 449k | Maine baseball team, 1897. All but one of these team members were killed when the Maine was sunk by a mysterious explosion on 15 February 1898 in Havana harbor. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Photo courtesy of SK/3 Tommy Trampp via Garu Priolo. Photo added 07/17/09. | |
 | 233k | Cofferdam built around the wreck of the Maine. | Digital ID: # 2163714782_3315fbb2c2_o. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. | |
 | 233k | Cofferdam built around the wreck of the Maine showing her mud covered stern. | Digital ID: # ggbain 09801. LC-B2-2299-13 / 2163746864_c898775a46_o. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. | |
 | 524k | Wreck of the Maine, sometime after 15 February 1898. | NARA FILE #: 019-N-19-9-17. Photo # HD-SN-99-01931,from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 365k | Wreck of the Maine, sometime after 15 February 1898. | NARA FILE #: 019-N-2454. Photo # HD-SN-99-01930, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 132k | The battered and rust eaten foremast of the battleship Maine reached New York on Sunday. It will be cleaned and painted and set up on Govenor's Island to be used as a flagstaff for Old Glory. It was blown off just below the main deck by the force of the explosion. | Associated Press text & photo courtesy of San Francisco Examiner via David S. Smith. | |
 | 89k | Funeral procession for crewmen killed when the ship exploded, in the streets of Havana, Cuba, shortly after the disaster. Retouched halftone photograph, copied from Uncle Sam's Navy, Volume IV, Number 3, 19 April 1898. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 46765. | |
 | 520k | Post card of the wreck of the Maine in Havana, Cuba. | Photo by William Henry Jackson, # det 4a31863, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. via SK/3 Tommy Trampp. Photo added 07/17/09. | |
 | 218k | Wreck of the Maine in Havana, Cuba. | Digital ID: # 2162913335_02411df444_o. LC-B2-2332-14. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. | |
 | 148k | The Maine's mast. | Digital ID: # 2162694685_7a864ed471_o. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. | |
 | 69k | U.S. Navy diving crew at work on the ship's wreck, in 1898, seen from aft looking forward. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 46774. | |
 | 14k | This is an original Remember the Maine Button with pin. These were made by J. Floersheim, Kunstadter & Co., Jackson & Market St's., Chicago,IL. This one was dated 21 July 1898. | Courtesy of Paul Petosky. | |
 | 47k | Sign of the times and expression of feelings. "War Before Dishonor." | Photo courtesy of timepassagesnostalgia.com & submitted by Tom Kermen. | |
 | 159k | Wm. H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee (formerly of Primrose & West). Cincinnati; New York: Strobridge Litho. Co., c1898. | Digital ID: # 1802r, LC-USZ62-24126. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection. | |
Additional Maine Images
Maine (Over View) 19 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Launch) 12 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Details) 10 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Crew) 22 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Marines) 6 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Wreck) 14 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
MAINE History
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