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The Somerset Reporter
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine
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The battleship Maine was commissioned yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, built by government employees for nearly $6,000,000 following a congressional appropriation in 1888, with keel laid in 1890. It is one of the largest U.S. Navy battleships.
Merged-components note: Merged image of the battleship Maine into the domestic news article on its commissioning, as the bbox overlaps and it visually accompanies the text.
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One of Our Greatest Battleships Built by Government Employes.
Brooklyn, Sept. 18.—The big battleship Maine was put in commission yesterday at the Brooklyn navy yard. The Maine was built at the navy yard by government employees at a cost of nearly $6,000,000, an appropriation having been made by special act of congress on Aug. 3, 1888. The Maine's keel was laid in 1890. She is rated as a second-class ship, and is one of the biggest battleships afloat belonging to the United States navy.
BATTLESHIP MAINE.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Event Date
Sept. 17
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successfully commissioned as one of the biggest u.s. navy battleships
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The big battleship Maine was put in commission yesterday at the Brooklyn navy yard. The Maine was built at the navy yard by government employees at a cost of nearly $6,000,000, an appropriation having been made by special act of congress on Aug. 3, 1888. The Maine's keel was laid in 1890. She is rated as a second-class ship.