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	337k	Photo of the construction of the New Warship Maine at the Brookly Navy Yard, cover of Scientific American on 5 October 1889 and page 2.		Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	208k	Construction & Repair proposal that became the Maine. Note the 10-inch guns are in open shields. The ship was actually built with enclosed turrets, which had to be mounted a deck height lower because of their weight. The shields and barbettes were initially attractive because they were light enough to be mounted very high in a ship, but they grew less and less attractive as rapidly firing guns came to threaten their crews. The heavier guns fired slowly enough that they had to concentrate on easier targets such as belt armor.		Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
	333k	A line drawing of the Maine as completed.		Photo courtesy of Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, collection of Robb Jensen.
	352k	Driving the wedges to lift the keel of the Maine.		Photo from Illustrated American, 6 December 1890 courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	814k	Maine just prior to launch.		Photo from Illustrated American, 6 December 1890 courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	1.00k	Miss Alice Tracy Wilmerding, granddaughter of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Tracy, and his majestic self appear on the launching platform of the Maine on 18 November 1890.		Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	108k	Launching of the Maine at the New York Navy Yard, 18 November 1889. Engraving copied from Scientific American magazine, Vol. 45, 1898.		Courtey of the United States Navy Historical Center, photo # NH 46767.
	1.00k	Ship-house in which the Maine was built after launch.		Photo from Illustrated American, 6 December 1890 courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	704k	Maine just after launch.		Photo from Illustrated American, 6 December 1890 courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	71k	Maine in the stream after the launching, 18 November 1889.		Photo by Edward H. Hart, courtesy of Library of Congress, # LC-D4-20528.
	97k	Watercolor of Maine . Playing Second fiddle is a three page PDF from The American Engineer concerning an article that appeared in Scientific American 29 November 1890 regarding the construction of the Maine.		Photo & PDF courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	985k	Maine Boilers.		Photo from The Engineer, 3 January 1893, courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	936k	The Armored Cruiser Maine in dry dock at New York Navy Yard.		Photo from The Engineer, 29 September 1894, courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	74k	Maine in dry dock at New York Navy Yard?		Photo by Edward H. Hart, courtesy of Library of Congress, # 4a28249r.
	92k	The Maine, sometime between her launching on 18 November 1889 & commissioning 17 September 1895. Note that she appears not to have received her main armament in this port side photograph.		Photo courtesy of Geff Adams.
	1.14k	"A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP' THE BATTLESHIP MAINE LIKELY TO GIVE SATISFACTION.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 18 October 1894, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	89k	View looking forward on deck, port side, taken while the Maine was visiting Bar Harbor, Maine, 1895.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 48621.
	80k	Capt. Arent Schuyler Crowninshield was the commissioning officer of the battleship Maine.		Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library via Bill Gonyo.
	980k	THE MAINE IN COMMISSION OLD GLORY HOISTED ON ANOTHER WARSHIP YESTERDAY		Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation. Photo courtesy of The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 18 September 1895, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	6.80k	Port quarter view of the Maine taken in Bar Harbor, Maine, 1895.		USN photo courtesy Pieter Bakels.
	829k	Aboard the Maine in 1896. "A fancy dress ball." Our second look at these seafaring thespians aboard the ill-fated battleship.		8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Edward Hart, Detroit Publishing Company, # 4a14376a, courtesy of shorpy.com Photo added 05/16/13.
	3.90k	THE BLOCKADING FLEET OFF CHARLESTON. This picture represents the cruiser Columbia (C-12) getting under way to pive chase to a blockade-runner in obedience to a signal hoisted at the yardarm of Admiral Bunce's flagship the New York (ACR-2). The battle-ships Indiana (BB-1) and Maine at anchor are shown in the background. The Columbia has flashed an electric light over the waters, striking the shore near Fort Moultrie. The big cruiser is too late however, as the fleet torpedo-boat has got past the fort and signalizes her safety by sending up a rocket.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 14 February 1897, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	3.34k	SPAIN'S NAVY AND OUR OWN. Ships That Would Fight in Event of War and How They Are Equipped		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo & text by The Times. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 28 March 1897, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.39k	NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON IN ACTION FIRING OFF $1,000,000 WORTH OF POWDER AND SHELL IN AN HOUR Iowa (BB-04), Ericsson (TB-2), Porter (TB-6), Indiana (BB-01), Texas, Maine, New York (ACR-2), Amphitrite (BM-2) , Terror (M-4), Raleigh (C-8). Drawn by an expert marine artist from exact details. The line of battle is that described by Captain Mahan.		Image and text provided by Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT. Photo from The Anaconda Standard. (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 16 May 1897, Image 16, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.80k	FLEET MANEUVERS-1897 IN BATTLE ARRAY The September Evolutions of the North Atlantic Squadron. Indiana (BB-01), Texas, Iowa (BB-04), Massachusetts (BB-02) & Maine.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 28 August 1897, Image 18, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.10k	Currier & Ives print of the battleship Maine.		Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	759k	Maine photographed circa 1895-98.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 60255-A.
	758k	Port view, circa 1895-1898.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	965k	THE U.S. BATTLE-SHIP MAINE .		Photo via uwm.edu & The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	771k	COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THE MAINE .		Photo via uwm.edu & The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.20k	OFF DUTY ON THE MAINE .		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 18 February 1898, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo via uwm.edu & The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	571k	THE MAINE'S MASCOT.		Photo via uwm.edu
	1.31k	Maine men moving marines.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.00k	Maine men, three up, three down.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.45k	One of the ship's torpedo rooms.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.34k	Before the age of smile: Maine's officers pose for a solemn photo.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.20k	Distinguished visitors board Maine's main deck.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.67k	Maine's crew waiting for some event as is evident by sailors holding a white flag.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.21k	Maine marksmen.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.53k	Men of Maine.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.50k	Men of Maine make music.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.48k	Mustached men of Maine at mess.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.38k	Making meals at mess.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	1.35k	Call to practice arms aboard the Maine.		Photo from The American Navy with Introduction and Descriptive Text - Reproductions of Photographs - Belford, Middlebrook & Co. - Chicago, 1898, submitted by Thomas Becher.
	50k	The Maine coming to overhaul us.		Photo #: N040670 courtesy of the State Archives of Florida via Don & Kay Wagner.
	127k	"Gunner's Gang", photographed in one of the ship's torpedo rooms. Half toned photograph, published in Uncle Sam's Navy, 1898.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 50183.
	85k	Starboard stern view of the Maine by E. Miller, 1898.		U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
	559k	Maine strikes an image in an antique celluloid album.		Photo courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	96k	Laundry day on the Maine by E. Miller, 1898.		U.S. Navy photo by E. Mueller courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
	75k	Retouched image of a photograph by A. Loeffler, with an inset portrait of her last Commanding Officer, Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, USN. This print was published as a memento following the ship's loss on 15 February 1898.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph photo # NH 61674.
	300k	The many sides of Maine underway, circa 1898.		From Atlas Editions, TRH Pictures, courtesy of Eric W. Dahlstrom & from "Battleships" by Peter Hore.
	50k	A watercolor by the artist Richard C. Moore entitled "Battleship Maine" depicting the Maine underway, circa 1898.		Photo courtesy of ship-paintings.com. Courtesy of the artist Richard C. Moore.
	3.34k	BATTLE-SHIP MAINE GOES TO HAVANA Evidently the Situation Is Serious at the Cuban Capital. Although the State Department Declares the Cruise Is Only a Friendly Visit,Trouble Is Predicted.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library & University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, 25 January 1898, Image 1 & The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 25 January 1898, Image 10, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	3.17k	The Most Striking Incidient in the Life of the U.S. Battleship Maine Before Her Ill-Fated End in Havana Harbor. As painted for Congress.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 26 February 1899, Image 21, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	498k	The Maine on the Way to Her Doom.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.. Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 07 April 1912, Image 30, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	770k	The battleship Maine entering Havana harbor.		Photo courtesy of Arnold Putnam.
	382k	The Maine entering Havana Harbor, 25 Jan. 1898. She would blow up and sink three weeks after this picture was taken.		USN Photo # HD-SN-99-01929, from the Defense Visual Information Center, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. Text courtesy of National Archives photo # 111-SC-94543.
	111k	Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba, shortly before the explosion that would sink her.		Courtesy of Scot McCoy.
	120k	Oil on canvas painting by the artist James Flood entitled "Maine - 1898." A bad day for the crew, a bad day for Havana, and a bad day for Spain.		Photo and text courtesy of oldgloryprints.com
	3.43k	GOING TO HER DOOM. The American battleship Maine passing Morro Castle on the way to her anchorage in Havana harbor, at the point where her wreck now lies, and where so many of Uncle Sam's brave boys in blue sleep beneath the murky waters. OFFICERS OF THE MAINE EXPECTED THEIR SHIP WOULD BE DESTROYED One of Them Said to Have Written That the Worst Would Happen if the Vessel Remained in the Harbor of Havana After the 15th of February, the Fatal Day.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 22 February 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	425k	Maine anchored over her grave in Havana Harbor, from a Kodak picture taken at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of 15 Feb. 1898, the date of her destruction.		US Navy photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.

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Additional Maine Images
Maine (Over View) 19 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Launch) 12 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Details) 10 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Crew) 22 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Marines) 6 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
Maine (Wreck) 14 Images From The Library Of Congress Server.

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MAINE History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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Not Applicable To This Ship.

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Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Maine Links Additional Links of Interest.

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