FTP, name this vessel whose explosion in Havana harbor in 1898 was a catalyst for the Spanish-American War.
It was initially dispatched when news came of riots instigated by forces who supported Weyler y Nicolau.  It was to be reinforced based on the recommendation of Fitzhugh Lee, the local American consul.  In 1976 Hyman Rickover published a book questioning the long-held belief about the cause of its destruction, claiming that Captain Charles Sigsbee's poor supervision of the coal bunker was the real cause.  Regardless, the incident was greatly magnified by the bellicose "Yellow Press" back home.  FTP, name this vessel whose explosion in Havana harbor in 1898 was a catalyst for the Spanish-American War.
It was initially dispatched when news came of riots instigated by forces who supported Weyler y Nicolau.  
USS Maine