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Four ships of the [[United States Navy]] have borne the name '''USS ''Maine''''', named for [[Maine|the 23rd state]]:
Four ships of the [[United States Navy]] have borne the name '''USS ''Maine''''', named for [[Maine|the 23rd state]]:
* {{USS|Maine|ACR-1}}, launched in 1889 as an [[armored cruiser]], was a second-class [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] whose sinking by an explosion, either internal or by a mine, on 15 February 1898 at 9:40 pm, killing 266, precipitated the [[Spanish–American War]]
* {{USS|Mai in 1889 as an [[armored cruiser]], was a second-class [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]on 15 February 1898 at 9:40 pm, killing 266, precipitated the [[Spanish–American War]]
* {{USS|Maine|BB-10}}, launched in 1901, was the lead ship of [[Maine-class battleship|her class]] of [[battleship]]s. She participated in the voyage of the [[Great White Fleet]], and was decommissioned in 1920 to be sold for scrap in 1923.
* {{USS|Maine|BB-10}}, launched in 1901, was the lead ship of [[Maine-class battleship|her class]] of [[battleship]]s. She participated in the voyage of the [[Great White Fleet]], and was decommissioned in 1920 to be sold for scrap in 1923.
* {{USS|Maine|BB-69}} was a {{sclass-|Montana|battleship}}, and was canceled in 1943.
* {{USS|Maine|BB-69}} was a {{sclass-|Montana|battleship}}, and was
* {{USS|Maine|SSBN-741}}, launched in 1994, is an {{sclass-|Ohio|submarine|0}} nuclear [[ballistic missile submarine]], in active service as of 2016.


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Revision as of 18:16, 2 January 2017

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state: