USS Maine
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Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state.
- The first USS Maine (ACR-1) was a second-class pre-dreadnought battleship (launched in 1889, originally classified as an armored cruiser) whose sinking by an explosion, either internal or by a mine, on February 15, 1898 at 9:40 p.m. killing 266, precipitated the Spanish-American War.
- The second USS Maine (BB-10), launched in 1901, was the lead ship of her class of battleships. She participated in the voyage of the Great White Fleet, and was decommissioned in 1920 to be sold for scrap in 1923.
- The third USS Maine (BB-69) was a Montana class battleship, and was canceled in 1943.
- The fourth USS Maine (SSBN-741) is an Ohio class nuclear ballistic missile submarine, launched in 1994 and still in active service as of 2011.
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