Comments on: Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/ A dissident twist of reality... Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Russ http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-27066 Russ Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:17:45 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/#comment-27066 http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/ARTICLE5/ "In 1975, an investigation led by Admiral Hyman Rickover examined the data recovered from a 1911 examination of the wreck and concluded that there had been no evidence of an external explosion. The most likely cause of the sinking was a coal dust explosion in a coal bunker imprudently located next to the ship's magazines. Captain Sigsbee's caution had been well founded. Photos of the wreck showed an internal blast hole." The USS Maine was NOT sunk by a mine. That theory has no credibility. http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/ARTICLE5/
“In 1975, an investigation led by Admiral Hyman Rickover examined the data recovered from a 1911 examination of the wreck and concluded that there had been no evidence of an external explosion. The most likely cause of the sinking was a coal dust explosion in a coal bunker imprudently located next to the ship’s magazines. Captain Sigsbee’s caution had been well founded.

Photos of the wreck showed an internal blast hole.”

The USS Maine was NOT sunk by a mine. That theory has no credibility.

]]> By: Max http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-6139 Max Tue, 22 May 2007 14:24:52 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/#comment-6139 Hi JoeC, I'm enjoying reading your work. Regarding Gustavo's comment and your request for more info, here's a page I found with an opinion supporting Gustavo's (I'm not speaking for its veracity; merely pointing it out): http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq71-1.htm [...] Technical experts at the time of both investigations disagreed with the findings, believing that spontaneous combustion of coal in the bunker adjacent to the reserve six-inch magazine was the most likely cause of the explosion on board the ship. In 1976, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover published his book, How the Battleship Maine Was Destroyed. The admiral became interested in the disaster and wondered if the application of modern scientific knowledge could determine the cause. He called on two experts on explosions and their effects on ship hulls. Using documentation gathered from the two official inquiries, as well as information on the construction and ammunition of Maine, the experts concluded that the damage caused to the ship was inconsistent with the external explosion of a mine. The most likely cause, they speculated, was spontaneous combustion of coal in the bunker next to the magazine. [...] Hi JoeC,

I’m enjoying reading your work. Regarding Gustavo’s comment and your request for more info, here’s a page I found with an opinion supporting Gustavo’s (I’m not speaking for its veracity; merely pointing it out):

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq71-1.htm
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Technical experts at the time of both investigations disagreed with the findings, believing that spontaneous combustion of coal in the bunker adjacent to the reserve six-inch magazine was the most likely cause of the explosion on board the ship. In 1976, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover published his book, How the Battleship Maine Was Destroyed. The admiral became interested in the disaster and wondered if the application of modern scientific knowledge could determine the cause. He called on two experts on explosions and their effects on ship hulls. Using documentation gathered from the two official inquiries, as well as information on the construction and ammunition of Maine, the experts concluded that the damage caused to the ship was inconsistent with the external explosion of a mine. The most likely cause, they speculated, was spontaneous combustion of coal in the bunker next to the magazine.
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]]> By: Xman http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-4766 Xman Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:12:26 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/#comment-4766 Hopefully, someday some old secret agents papers will surface and explain it all. The one comforting thought I have in all this and our present circumstances is, that "Murphy's Law" applies equally to everyone. Friend and foe alike. Which may explain why the administration looks more like a Chinese fire drill than a thoughtful and dignified ship of state. I imagine what it would be like if "W" set a plan to invade a candy store. "W" yells "charge", Cheney yells "every man for himself", they charge in and find themelves sharing the shop with the "Bull" that we all remember from the china shop. Hopefully, someday some old secret agents papers will surface and explain it all.

The one comforting thought I have in all this and our present circumstances is, that “Murphy’s Law” applies equally to everyone. Friend and foe alike.
Which may explain why the administration looks more like a Chinese fire drill than a thoughtful and dignified ship of state.

I imagine what it would be like if “W” set a plan to invade a candy store.
“W” yells “charge”, Cheney yells “every man for himself”, they charge in and find themelves sharing the shop with the “Bull” that we all remember from the china shop.

]]> By: john http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 john Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:12:56 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/#comment-4751 I remember that from history class, way back in school. Funny thing is, that war ALWAYS seems ridiciolous in some way. I remember that from history class, way back in school. Funny thing is, that war ALWAYS seems ridiciolous in some way.

]]> By: JoeC http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 JoeC Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:53:29 +0000 http://joecrubaugh.com/blog/2007/01/22/remember-the-maine-to-hell-with-spain/#comment-3126 Gustavo: Are you sure? Can you supply a link to a source? Everything I've read said the hulls were actually bent INWARD, which was a major prop for the external mine theory. Albeit, there was still a lot of evidence for the spontaneous coal combustion theory, also, with some thinking an external mine set off the coal explosion...in a sense there was an external explosion followed by an internal explosion Here's a link to some info: http://www.usni.org/navalhistory/Articles98/NHallen.htm If you have a link to newer, later research, please post it. Thanks for the input! Gustavo: Are you sure? Can you supply a link to a source? Everything I’ve read said the hulls were actually bent INWARD, which was a major prop for the external mine theory. Albeit, there was still a lot of evidence for the spontaneous coal combustion theory, also, with some thinking an external mine set off the coal explosion…in a sense there was an external explosion followed by an internal explosion

Here’s a link to some info: http://www.usni.org/navalhistory/Articles98/NHallen.htm

If you have a link to newer, later research, please post it.

Thanks for the input!

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