1280 - Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, Publisher
Maine Class - Maine (BB10), Missouri (BB11), and Ohio (BB12)
Built at Wm. Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa.
Keel laid 2/15/99, Commissioned 12/29/02
Capt. E. H. C. Leutze commanding
Designed Complement: Officers: 40; Enlisted: 521
Act of 4 March 1898:
".... The President is hereby authorized to have constructed by contract three seagoing coast-line battle ships carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance upon a displacement of about eleven thousand tons, to have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class, and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding three million dollars each, one of said battle ships to be named the Maine"
Length Overall: 393'11"
Extreme Beam: 72'3"
Normal Displacement: Tons: 12,846
Mean Draft: 24'4"
Armament:
Main:
(4) 12"/45
(16) 6"/50
Secondary:
(6) 3"/50 (6) 1 pdr.
(8) 3 pdr. (2) .30 cal.
Torpedo Tubes: (2) 18" submerged
Armor: Max. Thickness: 12"
Designed Speed: 18
Designed Indicated Horsepower: 16,000
Engines: Manufacturer: Cramp
Type: Vert. 3-Exp. Recip.
Boilers: Manufacturer: Niclausse
Type: FT; NO.: 24
Fuel (coal): Tons: 1867
The U S Battlehsip Maine was decommissioned in 1920
Cheryl Morris