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Removed caption read: Photo # NH 60255-A     USS Maine

Photographed circa 1895-98.

Background notes: USS Maine (ACR-1)
Deutsch: Die USS Maine war ein Schlachtschiff II. Ranges (ursprünglich als Panzerkreuzer klassifiziert) der US-Marine unter dem Kommando von Kapitän Charles D. Sigsbee. Ihre Explosion 1898 im Hafen von Havanna gilt als der Anlass für den Spanisch-Amerikanischen Krieg.
English: USS Maine (ACR-1), the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of Maine, was a 6682-ton second-class pre-dreadnought battleship originally designated as Armored Cruiser #1.
Español: El USS Maine (ACR-1) fue un acorazado de la marina de los Estados Unidos que zozobró en el puerto de La Habana en febrero de 1898 a causa de una explosión.
Français : Le premier USS Maine, était un cuirassé de second rang de l'US Navy, d'abord classé comme croiseur cuirassé, avec le numéro ACR-1.
日本語: メイン(USS Maine, ACR-1)は、アメリカ合衆国海軍の戦艦。当初は装甲巡洋艦として分類された。
Polski: USS Maine (ACR-1) to amerykański krążownik pancerny, klasyfikowany także jako pancernik, pierwszy okręt o tej nazwie, słynny z powodu swojego zatonięcia, będącego bodźcem do wojny amerykańsko-hiszpańskiej.


USS Maine (ACR-1)

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U.S. Naval Historical Centre Photograph. Photo #: NH 60255-A

Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/maine.htm

Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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