Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
Maine-Class
3
Ships Built
1902-1904
Commissioned
12,846 tons
Displacement
394 ft
Length
12"/40 guns
Main Battery
Not the armored cruiser whose destruction sparked the Spanish-American War. A significant jump in displacement with 12-inch guns in twin turrets fore and aft.
Ship Roster - Maine-Class
3 vessels
BB-10
USS MaineBB-10
Comm.
1902
Decom.
1920
Homeport
Philadelphia
Note
2nd ship named Maine
Fate
Scrapped 1922
Decommissioned
BB-11
USS MissouriBB-11
Comm.
1903
Decom.
1919
Homeport
Norfolk
Namesake
State of Missouri
Note
Turret explosion 1904
Decommissioned
BB-12
USS OhioBB-12
Comm.
1904
Decom.
1922
Homeport
Boston
Namesake
State of Ohio
Note
Great White Fleet
Decommissioned