USS Maine (BB-10)

USS Maine underway in 1918
History
United States
Name:	Maine
Namesake:	State of Maine
Builder:	William Cramp and Sons
Laid down:	15 February 1899
Launched:	27 July 1901
Sponsored by:	Mary Preble Anderson
Commissioned:	29 December 1902
Decommissioned:	31 August 1909
Recommissioned:	15 June 1911
Decommissioned:	15 May 1920
Struck:	1 July 1921
Identification:	Battleship #10, then BB-10
Fate:	Sold for scrapping 26 January 1922
Notes:	In accordance with Washington Naval Treaty, rendered incapable of further combat service on 17 December 1923 prior to scrapping
General characteristics
Class and type:	Maine-class battleship
Displacement:	Normal: 12,846 long tons (13,052 t) Full load: 13,700 long tons (13,900 t)
Length:	393 ft 10 in (120.04 m)
Beam:	72 ft 3 in (22.02 m)
Draft:	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Installed power:	16,000 ihp (12,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 × 4-cylinder triple expansion reciprocating 24 × Niclausse boilers
Speed:	18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement:	561 officers and enlisted
Armament:	4 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber guns 16 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 guns 8 × 3-pounders (47 mm (1.9 in)) 6 × 1-pounders (37 mm (1.5 in)) 2 × submerged 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:	Belt: 8 to 11 in (200 to 280 mm) Turrets: 12 in (300 mm) Casemates: 6 in (150 mm) (forward) Conning tower: 10 in (250 mm)

USS Maine (BB-10), the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 23rd state. Maine was laid down in February 1899 at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia. She was launched in July 1901 and commissioned into the fleet in December 1902. She was armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and could steam at a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).

Maine served in the Atlantic for the entirety of her career with the North Atlantic Fleet, which later became the Atlantic Fleet; during the early years of her service, she was the fleet flagship, until she was replaced in 1907. Later that year, she joined the cruise of the Great White Fleet, though her heavy coal consumption prevented her from continuing with the fleet past San Francisco. After returning to the U.S., she served as the 3rd Squadron flagship. During America's participation in World War I from April 1917 to November 1918, Maine was used as a training ship. She remained in active service until May 1920, when she was decommissioned. The ship was ultimately sold for scrap in January 1922 and broken up for scrap under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty signed that year.

Maine was 393 feet 11 inches (120.07 m) long overall and had a beam of 72 ft 3 in (22.02 m) and a draft of 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m). She displaced 12,846 long tons (13,052 t) as designed and up to 13,700 long tons (13,900 t) at full load. The ship was powered by two-shaft triple-expansion steam engines rated at 16,000 indicated horsepower (12,000 kW) and twenty-four coal-fired Niclausse boilers, generating a top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). As built, she was fitted with heavy military masts, but these were quickly replaced by cage masts in 1909. She had a crew of 561 officers and enlisted men, which increased to 779–813.