Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine, Memorial monument in Vedado, Havana, Cuba.

The Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine stands on a long base parallel to the Malecón wall, in Vedado. Two giant fluted columns with Ionic capitals rise from the centre, flanked by two cannons and the salvaged anchor chain of the USS Maine. Below them, two large allegorical figures of Cuba and the United States face inland, while a bronze group called "Naturaleza" shelters two shipwreck victims on the seaward side.

Built in 1925 by architect Felix Cabarrocas, the monument commemorates American sailors who perished when the USS Maine battleship exploded in Havana harbor during 1898. This event marked a turning point in regional history and international relations.

The bronze plaque above the "Naturaleza" sculpture reads "To the Victims of the USS Maine. The people of Cuba." After 1961 the English inscriptions were replaced with Spanish bronze lettering, and a new text condemned the victims as sacrificed by imperialist greed. The sculptor Moisés de Huerta is credited in an inscription reading "Codina Hermanos. Fundidores. Madrid."

The monument sits along the Malecon waterfront at the end of Linea Street and requires no admission fee for viewing. You can easily reach it on foot from nearby neighborhoods, and it is accessible at any time for outdoor observation.

The eagle's head was separated from its body when the statue was taken down in 1961; the head was later given to Swiss diplomats and is now kept at the United States Embassy in Havana, while the body and wings are stored in the Havana City History Museum.