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A 1970's investigation on the sinking of the USS Maine, initiated by Admiral Hyman Rickover (known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy") concluded that that an accident was likely the cause of the tragic 1898 explosion that instigated the…

This painting depicts Commodore George Dewey on the bridge of the cruiser Olympia during the Battle of Manila Bay.

A Chinese steward on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia.

These three Chinese men were specially trained to serve as stewards on board the protected cruiser USS Olympia. This photograph was originally a cyanotype, and has been digitally modified.

An 1898 depiction of Sunday Service at sea, on board the battleship USS Texas at Key West.

Sailors on board USS Olympia shine metal surfaces on deck, 1898.

Sailors clean the hull of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.

Painting of The Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, seen from the cruiser Olympia.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Olympia compose and read letters, 1898. This image was originally a cyanotype, and has been digitally re-colored and cropped.

Sailors on board the cruiser USS Olympia tease cats with sunlight and a mirror, 1898. Originally a cyanotype, digitally converted to black and white.

Sailors on board USS Olympia dance with each other while the ship's band plays for "tiffin" (lunch) around 1889-99.

Officers and women dance the Mazy Waltz on the deck of the cruiser USS Olympia in 1898.

Sailors on board USS Olympia sit down for a meal, 1898.

This handbill lists the schedule of games on board USS New York on Thanksgiving Day, 1898, anchored offshore of Virginia.

An oil painting depicting the wreckage of the armored cruiser USS Maine, which blew up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.