Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Military Person
1845 – 1923
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Who was Charles Dwight Sigsbee?
Charles Dwight Sigsbee 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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- Born
- Jan 16, 1845
Albany - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Lived in
- Albany
- Died
- Jul 13, 1923
New York City - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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