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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 | 3.67k | THE PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO PERISHED IN THE BATTLESHIP MAINE. The final design will be somewhat modified in its dimensions, but otherwise will appear as shown here. The youthful figure on the prow of the galley is intended to symbolize Cuba starting on her national career. The group behind contains three figures called "Fortitude," "Courage" and "The Family." The family consists of two figures, supposed to represent a widow and child. Courage is represented as defending them. On the left is shown a symbolical figure intended to typify the Atlantic Ocean, while on the other side is the figure of an aged man styled "Pacific Ocean." The bronze group on top is called "Columbia Triumphant." | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 10 July 1910, Image 49, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 716k | Maine Mast To Serve As Flagstaff At Army Post The steel foremast of the old battleship Maine, being raised at Havana harbor, which has been brought to New York, where it will be erected as a flagstaff at the headquarters of the department of the east of the army on Governor's Island. The historic mainmast was carried on the Ward Line steamship Bayamo, and its size made it necessary for it to be placed uncovered on the foredeck of the vessel, where covered with rust, barnacles and other shell formations, showing the effects of its long sojourn at the bottom of the sea, it was an object of almost abnormal interest to the liner's passengers, who wanted to cut pieces from it as souvenirs. The mast is pitted and broken and twisted in places. | Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by El Paso Herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 23 June 1911, Image 11, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 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. | |
 | 593k | MAINE'S MAST AND CONNING TOWER ATTRATCS SIGHTSEERS AT GOVERNORS ISLAND, N.Y. | Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo & text by The Marion Daily Mirror.(Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 24 June 1911, FIRST SECTION, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 616k | CRUISER CONVEYS BONES OF BATTLESHIP MAINE VICTIMS TO LAST RESTING PLACE Coffins aboard the Birmingham and Rev. Father Chadwick | Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo from The Marion Daily Mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 25 March 1912, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 4.05k | Burial of the Dead of the Battleship Maine in Arlington's Cemetery Was Accompanied by Nations Highest Possible Military Honors |
Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo & text by The Yakima Herald. (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 03 April 1912, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 4.48k | MAINE RELIC IS UNVEILED BY VETERANS OF 2 WARS Scenes at the unveiling of a relic of the Maine at Lakeside park in Oakland. Miss Marguerite Webber placing a floral token at the base of the monument, in the presence of Major E. A. Sherman (at left), a prominent member of the G. A. R. (upper picture); snapshot of a group of women laying flowers on the relic (lower picture.) "Monument in Oakland Park Is Tribute to 300 Who Went Down With Ship | Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 17 February 1913, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 935k | Model of Plaques From Brass Taken From the Maine | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 22 February 1913, FINAL EDITION, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
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685k | ATLANTIC FLEET ORDERED TO NEW YORK FOR DEDICATION OF MAINE MONUMENT | Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo by The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 29 April 1913, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
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565k | The National Maine monument was dedicated today. | Image and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ. Photo courtesy of Bisbee Daily Review.(Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 31 May 1913, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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 | 163k | Maine Monument unveiled - 30 May 1913. | Digital ID ggbain # 13031v. LC-B2-2694-5. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection. Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo by The Logan Republican. (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 05 July 1913, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
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715k | United States sailors swarmed up the ropes to the top of the fighting mast of the Maine, now a monument to the ship's dead in cemetery at Arlington. | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 01 June 1915, HOME EDITION, Image 11 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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1.38k | Chaplain of Old Maine Celebrates Field Mass Monsignor John P. Chidwick, chaplain of the United States battleship Maine when it was blown up in Havana Harbor, celebrating the first field mass of the Staten Island Chapter of the Knights of Columbus on the athletic field of the Curtis High School at New Brighton, Staten Island, in memory of the soldiers, sailors and marines who died in the Spanish-American and World Wars. |
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune.(New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 14 October 1919, Image 13, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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 | 341k | Battleship Maine Explosion Memorial, Havana, Cuba. | Photos courtesy of Arnold Putnam. Photo added 05/11/12. | |
 | 463k | Battleship Maine Monument, Havana, Cuba. | Photos courtesy of Arnold Putnam. Photo added 05/11/12. | |
 | 525k | Shield from Battleship Maine Sunk in Havana Harbor, 1898, Bangor, Maine. | Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam. Photo added 05/11/12. | |
 | 468k | Battleship Maine anchor, Arlington National Cemetary. | Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam. Photo added 05/11/12. | |
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95k | A Navy ceremonial guard unveils The Lone Sailor statue during the dedication ceremonies for the US Navy Memorial on 13 Oct 1987, on the anniversary of the Navy's birthday. The seven-foot bronze statue is a composite of the US Navy bluejacket of the past, present and future and is molded with artifacts from eight US Navy ships: the iron-clad steamer Ranger, frigates Constitution and Constellation, steamer Hartford, battleship Maine, light cruiser Biloxi (CL-80), aircraft carrier Hancock (CV-19) and the nuclear-powered attack submarine Seawolf (SSN-21).
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 | 262k | The Maine Mast Monument, at Arlington, Va. 17 Jun. 2003, bounded on two sides by Sigsbee Drive, is named after Adm. Charles Dwight Sigsbee, who commanded the vessel as a captain at the time of its destruction. The mast is the actual main mast from the Maine, which was sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba, 15 Feb. 1898. The mizzenmast is at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The base of the monument represents the turret of a battleship; through its center is the main mast from the Maine. Around the sides of the turret are inscribed the names of all who lost their lives in the disaster, and over the door is the inscription: "Erected in memory of the officers and men who lost their lives in the destruction of the Maine at Havana, Cuba, February Fifteenth MDCCCXCVIII." On the south side are two bronze cannons that were captured from the Spanish. | U.S. Navy photo # N-9593R-031 by Chief Warrant Officer Seth Rossman, courtesy of news.navy.mil / Navy News Stand. | |
 | 281k | The Maine Mast Monument, at Arlington, Va. Around the sides of the turret are inscribed the names of all who lost their lives in the disaster, and over the door is the inscription: "Erected in memory of the officers and men who lost their lives in the destruction of the Maine at Havana, Cuba, February Fifteenth MDCCCXCVIII." | Photo courtesy of Mike Green. | |
 | 124k | The Maine 6 in 30 caliber deck gun at Fort Allen Park, Portland Maine. | Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam. | |
 | 376k | A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991. | USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
Additional Maine Images
Maine (Over View) 19 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
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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.
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