The Sigsbee Deep, named for the captain of the USS Maine which exploded in the harbor of Havana in 1898 is the deepest part of which body of water?
"literature applying to both basin and the coordinates. The basin is located in the southwestern quadrant of the Gulf, with its closest point to the U.S. coast at southeast of Brownsville, Texas. The actual maximum depth is disputed and estimates range between . The average depth of the Gulf is roughly . The Sigsbee Abyssal Plain is the deepest and flattest sector of the deep basin. The use of ""Sigsbee"" for the feature originates from Commander Charles Dwight Sigsbee's Gulf of Mexico surveys that defined the general features of the body while commanding officer of the USC&GS George S. Blake."
"Charles Dwight Sigsbee Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 – July 13, 1923) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. In his earlier career he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer. He is best remembered as the captain of the USS ""Maine"", which exploded in Havana harbor, Cuba, in 1898. The explosion set off the events that led up to the start of the Spanish–American War. Sigsbee was born in Albany, New York, and educated at The Albany Academy. He was appointed acting midshipman on 16 July 1862. Sigsbee fought in numerous engagements during the Civil War, mostly"
"Milwaukee Deep Milwaukee Deep, also known as The Milwaukee Depth, () is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean and is part of the Puerto Rico Trench. It has a maximum depth of at least . It is just north of the coast of Puerto Rico at ""Punto Palmas Altas"" in Manatí. This ocean floor feature is named for the USS ""Milwaukee"" (CL-5), a U.S. Navy Omaha class cruiser, which discovered the Milwaukee Deep on February 14, 1939 with a reading of . On August 19, 1952, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife vessel ""Theodore N. Gill"" obtained a reading of"
"and brought back home for his interment at the United States Naval Academy. Admiral Sigsbee retired from the Navy in 1907 and died in New York. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His grandson, Charles Dwight Sigsbee III, First Lieutenant, United States Army, was buried next to him on July 10, 1956. Charles Dwight Sigsbee Charles Dwight Sigsbee (January 16, 1845 – July 13, 1923) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. In his earlier career he was a pioneering oceanographer and hydrographer. He is best remembered as the captain of the USS ""Maine"", which exploded in"
"between the United States and Spain, the U.S. battleship arrived in Havana harbor unexpectedly on 25 January 1898. Her commanding officer, Captain Charles Sigsbee, fearing Spanish mines, requested that ""Maine"" be allowed to anchor in the berth occupied by ""Alfonso XII"", where he presumed there could be no mines, but the cruiser's immobility forced him to accept an anchorage about away. ""Maine"" was still there when she exploded and sank on 15 February 1898. The crew of ""Alfonso XII"" was heavily involved in rescuing the battleship's survivors, treating them in the cruiser's sick bay, and guarding the battleship's wreck, and"
"at (), virtually identical with the ""Milwaukee""s reading. The existence of deep water to the Atlantic Ocean side of the Caribbean has been known for more than a century. One of the area's earliest soundings was obtained June 12, 1852 by Lt. S. P. Lee, U.S. Navy brig ""Dolphin"", with a reading of at (). Milwaukee Deep Milwaukee Deep, also known as The Milwaukee Depth, () is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean and is part of the Puerto Rico Trench. It has a maximum depth of at least . It is just north of the coast of Puerto"
"explosion rocked ""Maine"" as she lay at anchor in Havana Harbor on the night of February 15, 1898. As she began to settle, Private Anthony, who was on watch at the time, hastened immediately forward toward the captain's cabin to inform him of the event. In the darkness, the Marine bumped into Captain Charles D. Sigsbee as the latter groped his way toward the outer hatch of the superstructure. Anthony apologized and made his report ""that the ship has blown up and is sinking."" The two men then proceeded together toward the quarterdeck. ""The special feature in this case of"
"15 February, an explosion on board ""Maine"" occurred in the Havana Harbor (coordinates: 23°08′07″N 82°20′38″W). Later investigations revealed that more than of powder charges for the vessel's six- and ten-inch guns had detonated, obliterating the forward third of the ship. The remaining wreckage rapidly settled to the bottom of the harbor. Most of ""Maine""s crew were sleeping or resting in the enlisted quarters, in the forward part of the ship, when the explosion occurred. In total, 260 men lost their lives as a result of the explosion or shortly thereafter, and six more died later from injuries. Captain Sigsbee and"
"While steaming north of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico on 14 February 1939, ""Milwaukee"" discovered the deepest place in the Atlantic Ocean. The spot—which has a depth of —is now known as the ""Milwaukee Deep"". By January 1941, the ship had returned to Cruiser Division 2 which was now assigned to the Caribbean Patrol, commanded by Rear Admiral Jonas H. Ingram, part of the Neutrality Patrol established after the war began. Cruiser Division 2 was ordered to patrol the Atlantic between Trinidad, the Cape Verde Islands and the eastern bulge of Brazil in April, although ""Milwaukee"" was not immediately available. The"
"Hurd's Deep Hurd's Deep (or Hurd Deep) is a deep underwater valley in the English Channel, northwest of the Channel Islands, at position 49 degrees 30 minutes North, 3 degrees 34 minutes West. From marine navigational charts, the maximum depth is , and lies to the north of the isle of Alderney. It is most probable that it was named after Captain Thomas Hurd RN, by Admiral Martin White (born at Hayling Island, 1779). British submarine sank in Hurd's Deep in 1951. The underwater valley system found on the floor of the eastern English Channel formed from a catastrophic flood"
"exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba under mysterious circumstances on the night of 15 February 1898. Turpin was in the pantry of the wardroom when the explosion occurred, and felt the ship ""heave and lift"" before all went dark. He worked his way aft and climbed out of the wardroom on the captain's ladder and up onto the deck. He dove overboard and was rescued by a motor launch. Turpin was one of 90 out of the 350 officers and men aboard ""Maine"" that night to survive the explosion. According to an obituary that appeared in the ""Los Angeles Times"", Turpin"
"McKinley sent USS ""Maine"" to Havana to ensure the safety of American citizens and interests, and to underscore the urgent need for reform. Naval forces were moved in position to attack simultaneously on several fronts if the war was not avoided. As ""Maine"" left Florida, a large part of the North Atlantic Squadron was moved to Key West and the Gulf of Mexico. Others were also moved just off the shore of Lisbon, and still others were moved to Hong Kong. At 9:40 on the evening of February 15, 1898, ""Maine"" sank in Havana Harbor after suffering a massive explosion."
"commercial commodity which the United States lacked: sugar. On February 15, 1898 the USS Maine exploded and sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba. According to the Navy's leading weapons expert, Philip Alger, the explosion was due to a coal fire igniting a reserve magazine of six tons of gunpowder, much of which was already degrading due to the humid climate. However, the United States forwarded an ultimatum to Spain to withdraw from Cuba following the sinking of the ""Maine"". In response, Spain broke off diplomatic relations with the United States, and on April 23, 1898 Spain declared war. On April 25,"
"operations. For the most part, early Navy divers were swimmers and skin divers, with techniques and missions unchanged since the days of Alexander the Great. During the Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay, swimmers were sent in ahead of Admiral Farragut's ships to locate and disarm Confederate mines that had been planted to block the entrance to the bay. In 1898, Navy divers were briefly involved in an international crisis when the second-class armored battleship USS Maine (ACR-1) was sunk by a mysterious explosion while anchored in the harbor at Havana, Cuba. Navy divers were sent from Key West to"
"known for her loss in Havana Harbor on the evening of 15 February 1898. Sent to protect U.S. interests during the Cuban revolt against Spain, she exploded suddenly, without warning, and sank quickly, killing nearly three quarters of her crew. The cause and responsibility for her sinking remained unclear after a board of inquiry investigated. Nevertheless, popular opinion in the U.S., fanned by inflammatory articles printed in the ""yellow press"" by William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, blamed Spain. The phrase, ""Remember the ""Maine!"" To hell with Spain!"", became a rallying cry for action, which came with the Spanish–American War"
"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"
"its own self-interest, in particular to assist long-term goals of creating an Isthmian canal (eventually realized by the Panama Canal), and pursuing trade with China. An February 15, 1898, an explosion aboard the USS ""Maine"" in Havana harbor killed 260 US personnel. Public opinion in the U.S., driven in part by the yellow journalism of William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, blamed Spain, though Spain has no reason for wanting to provoke the U.S. to intervene in Cuba's war for independence, then more than three years old. The U.S. Congress passed legislation allocating an additional $50 million for the military"
"standard item of deep-water oceanographic equipment for the next 50 years. Sigsbee served at the United States Naval Academy 1869–71, 1882–85, and 1887–90. During this same period he served on the Board of Control for the United States Naval Institute. He commanded the ""Kearsarge"" on the European station 1885–86 and the training ship ""Portsmouth"" 1891-92. Sigsbee took command of the battleship ""Maine"" in April 1897. After the ""Maine"" was destroyed in February 1898, Sigsbee and his officers were exonerated by a court of inquiry. Subsequently he commanded the ""St. Paul"" in 1898 at the Second Battle of San Juan and"
"1, 1944. His body was placed in the ""Maine"" Mast Memorial until it could be returned to a liberated Philippines. Quezon's body was flown back to the Philippines on June 29, 1946. USS Maine Mast Memorial The USS ""Maine"" Mast Memorial is a memorial honoring those who died aboard the on February 15, 1898, after a mysterious explosion destroyed the ship while at anchor in Havana Harbor. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The memorial consists of the main mast of the battleship set atop a circular concrete burial receiving vault"
"tensions increased when the freighter ""La Coubre"" exploded in Havana harbor, killing over 75 people. Fidel Castro blamed the United States and compared the incident to the 1898 sinking of the USS ""Maine"", which had precipitated the Spanish–American War; he could provide no evidence for his accusation. That same month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the CIA to organize, train and equip Cuban refugees as a guerrilla force to overthrow Castro, which would lead to the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion authorized by president John F. Kennedy. Every time the Cuban government nationalized US properties, the US government took"
"home in Ireland in 1932 and until 1999, was buried in an unmarked grave in Old Kilmeena Cemetery Kilmeena, Ireland. Rank and organization: Oiler, U.S. Navy. Born: Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 521, 7 July 1899. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Nashville during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfugos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Gibbons set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action. Michael Gibbons (Medal of Honor) Michael Gibbons (November 15, 1866 – 1932) was an oiler serving in the United States Navy during the"
"have occurred. ""HROV Nereus"" was thought to have imploded at a depth of 9,990 meters while exploring the Kermadec Trench in 2014. The first manned exploration to reach Challenger Deep, the deepest known part of the ocean located in the Mariana Trench, was accomplished in 1960 by Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh. They reached a maximum depth of 10,911 meters in the bathyscaphe ""Trieste"". James Cameron also reached the bottom of Mariana Trench in March 2012 using the ""Deepsea Challenger"". The descent of the ""Deepsea Challenger"" was unable to break the deepest dive record set by Piccard and Walsh by"
"Sirena Deep The Sirena Deep was discovered in 1997 by a team of scientists from Hawaii. Its depth (10,732 metres) is thought to be second or third only to the Challenger Deep and possibly Horizon Deep, currently the deepest known places in the ocean. It lies along the Mariana Trench, 200 kilometers to the east of the Challenger Deep and 145 km south of Guam. The Sirena Deep was most probably formed, not through transform fault motion as previously thought, but through a north-south convergence of the Caroline plate and the Pacific plate, in which the Caroline plate is subducting."
"McKinley's policy of quietly pressing Spain for colonial reform in Cuba had already yielded results without war, and would continue to do so. On February 15, 1898, the American warship ""Maine"" sank in Havana harbor. Over 250 officers and men were killed. It was (and is) unclear if the explosion which caused ""Maine""s sinking was from an external cause or internal fault. McKinley ordered a board of inquiry while asking the nation to withhold judgment pending the result, but he also quietly prepared for war. The Hearst newspapers, with the slogan, ""Remember the ""Maine"" and to hell with Spain!"" pounded"
"USS Maine Mast Memorial The USS ""Maine"" Mast Memorial is a memorial honoring those who died aboard the on February 15, 1898, after a mysterious explosion destroyed the ship while at anchor in Havana Harbor. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The memorial consists of the main mast of the battleship set atop a circular concrete burial receiving vault designed to resemble a battleship turret. The memorial has occasionally been used to hold the remains of important individuals, such as Lord Lothian and Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The USS ""Maine"" was one"
"USS Maine National Monument The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard when the ship exploded in Havana harbor. In 1913, a USS ""Maine"" Monument designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle was completed and dedicated in New York City. Located at the southwest corner of Central Park at the Merchants' Gate entrance to the park, the monument consists of a pylon with a fountain at its base and sculptures by Attilio Piccirilli surrounding"
"has a volume of . The North Atlantic covers (11.5%) and the South Atlantic (11.1%). The average depth is and the maximum depth, the Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench, is . The bathymetry of the Atlantic is dominated by a submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). It runs from 87°N or south of the North Pole to the subantarctic Bouvet Island at 42°S. The MAR divides the Atlantic longitudinally into two halves, in each of which a series of basins are delimited by secondary, transverse ridges. The MAR reaches above along most of its length, but"
"15, 1898, sinking of the USS ""Maine"" in Havana harbor President William McKinley, on 11 April 1898, asked the Congress, ... to authorize and empower the President to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to ensure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, ensuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be"
"the deepest surveyed spot in the world's oceans, and is located in the Mariana Trench, southwest of Guam. From February 16, 1960, to May 10, 1960, the submarine , under the command of Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr., made the first submerged circumnavigation of the world. ""Triton"" observed and photographed Guam extensively through her periscope during this mission, without being detected by the U.S. Navy on Guam. In the film, ""Seaview"" fires a missile from a position northwest of Guam to extinguish the ""skyfire."" At the time that ""Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"" was made, the Van Allen"
"Yard in Brooklyn, New York. As commander of the New York Navy Yard, Bunce gave the fateful order to the battleship USS ""Maine"" on 8 December 1897 to get underway from New York City and steam to Key West, Florida, to join the North Atlantic Squadron; this led to her deployment to Havana, Cuba, where an explosion destroyed her on 15 February 1898 and precipitated the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898. He remained at the navy yard throughout the war, being promoted to rear admiral in 1898, and retired from the Navy upon reaching the statutory retirement"
"Sebago Lake Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine. The lake is deep at its deepest point, with a mean depth of , covers about in surface area, has a length of and a shoreline length of . The surface is around above sea level, so the deep bottom is below the present sea level. It is in Cumberland County, Maine, and bordered by the towns of Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, Standish and Windham. The seasonally occupied town of Frye Island is on an island in the lake. The lake is connected"
"was exposed and the ""New York Journal"" translated and printed the letter. Many Americans considered it an insult to the nation and to the president. Although Spain apologized, on February 13, 1898, ""Maine"" exploded and sank in Havana Harbor, Cuba, two days later, killing 266 American sailors. After a hasty naval court of inquiry, the American press blamed Spain and accused them of planting a mine that sank the battleship. The war with Spain became known as the “Correspondents’ War”. Journalists not only wrote stories about the conflict, but took part in the fight. In 1898, the prestige of the"
"Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana) The Monument to the Victims of the USS ""Maine"" (Spanish: ""Monumento a las víctimas del Maine"") was built in 1925 in on the Malecón boulevard at the end of Línea street, in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, built in honor of the American sailors that died in the explosion of in 1898, which served as the pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain thus starting the Spanish–American War. The ship had anchored at Havana three weeks prior at the request of American consul Fitzhugh Lee. The monument"