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  • Charles Dwight Sigsbee
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  • 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1862
Birth Date
  • 1845-01-16
Commands
Branch
death place
  • New York City, New York
Name
  • Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Caption
  • Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Albany, New York
Title
  • Head of the Office of Naval Intelligence
death date
  • 1923-07-13
Rank
  • 25
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Years
  • February 1900–April 1903
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abstract
  • 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.