<P> There is also a U.S.S. Maine Memorial plaque <visible in photographs and physically in situ> at the south door of the Jefferson County Courthouse, in Steubenville, OH . </P> <P> Coordinates: 23 ° 11 ′ 53" N 82 ° 21 ′ 18" W ﻿ / ﻿ 23.198 ° N 82.355 ° W ﻿ / 23.198; - 82.355 ﻿ (USS Maine) </P>

A naval board of inquiry found that were to blame for the sinking of the battleship u.s.s. maine