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Battleship MAINE,

Her Final Resting Places - Part 3


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6 Pounder Cannon from the Battleship Maine in Columbia, SC

6 pounder gun from the MAINE at South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, Richland
County, South Carolina (Photo courtesy of Kenneth H. Robison II)

Plaque from the 6 pounder gun from the Battleship Maine Marks on the 6 Pounder from the Battleship Maine


The left image is a close-up view of the plaque mounted on the gun.  The photo at right shows the markings on the gun.  The marks indicate that the 6 pounder was manufactured in 1894 and was a 6 pounder Mark III gun weighing 608 pounds. It is No. 207. MAINE carried seven  six-pounder rapid fire guns. (Photo courtesy of Kenneth H. Robison II)



 
 

Torpedo Tube from the Battleship Maine in Pittsburgh, PA

Remains of one of the MAINE 's Torpedo tubes located at West Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The torpedo tube is set in a round pit. There are two plaques on the semicircular wall around it. One plaque is a memorial to the crew of the MAINE , and the other is to Lt. Friend W. Jenkins who was killed when the MAINE was sunk. Lt. Jenkins was a member of the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 1883, according to the plaque (courtesy of Robert L. Etter Major USAF Ret.)

Torpedo Tube from the Battleship Maine


Capstan from the Battleship Maine in Charleston, SC

Capstan of the MAINE, located at the Battery in Charleston, South Carlolina (courtesy of Kenneth H. Robison, II).

There are plaques on three sides of the Capstan monument, reading as follows:

(Front Plaque):

Capstan of
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
By Extrenal Explosion
At 9:40 P.M. February 15th, 1898
With the Loss of 266 Lives

(Left Plaque):

Removed to this site
July 15th, 1927
Through the efforts of
Victor Blue Camp
United Spanish War Veterans

(Right Plaque):

Presented by
The Navy Department
To the City of Charleston
Through the Courtesy of
U.S. Senator Benjamin P. (F?) Tillman
May, 1913


6 inch cannon from the Battleship Maine in Washington DC 6 inch cannon from the Battleship Maine in Washington DC, rear view

This 6 inch gun from the MAINE is at the Washington Navy Yard Museum in Washington DC (contributed by Robert Conner).

The plaque on the front of the gun reads:

"6 inch  - 30 caliber gun
From
U.S. Battleship
"Maine"
Sunk in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898



Propeller Blade from the Battleship Maine in Washington DC

This spare propeller blade from the MAINE is at the Washington Navy Yard Museum in Washington DC (contributed by Robert Conner).

The blade is marked:

"Spare
Propeller Blade from
U.S.S. Maine
Sunk in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898"


6 inch gun mount from the Battleship Maine in Chattanooga, TN  Plaque on 6 inch gun mount from the Battleship Maine in Chattanooga, TN

The 6 inch gun mount (shown at left) is locaated at the VFW in Chattanooga, TN. The plaque at right, placed at the gun mount, explains that the gun mount was "was thrown overboard by the force of the explosion..." and was recovered when the wreck of the MAINE was removed. It notes that the 6 inch gun tube that it held was not found (contributed by Tom Batha).


Plaque made from metal from the Battleship Maine Plaque made from metal from the Battleship Maine, Close view

The monument at left, located in Hillsborough, North Carolina in front of the Orange County Courthouse,  is a monument commemorating the start of the start of the 1778 expedition led by Daniel Boone's into Kentucky. Though at first seemingly unrelated to the MAINE, a plaque on the monument (right) indicates at the bottom that the plaques were cast from metal from the MAINE  The monument stands  on the corners of East King Street and Court Street (contributed by Robert Conner).

 

Torpedo Port from the Battleship Maine in Oakland, CA

One of the MAINE's torpedo ports used to reside at  Lakeside Park in Oakland, California (near Oakland's venerable Children's Fairyland). The plaque that identified it as being from the MAINE is now missing.  (info. and image courtesy of Harry S. Yaglijian). However, it was stolen and later recovered. It is now located in front of the Veterans' War Memorial Building in Oakland (Update from G. W. Hastings)


U.S.S. Maine Air Port Relic U.S.S. Maine Air Port Relic Plaque

The monument at left, is located in Ripley Park at Raton, New Mexico. The monument contains an "air port frame" from the MAINE. An air port was an opening in the hull simply to allow for ventilation. The port consists of not only the frame  but also includes a screen grating and the glass port covering beyond.  A plaque on the monument (right) indicates that this piece was taken from the MAINE following its hull being raised, and that the port was donated to the city Raton by the Navy Department (contributed by Mitch Faubion).


Cane made from pieces of the Battleship Maine
 

Cane Handle

This item is from a private collection. This item was apparently made from pieces salvaged from the MAINE  and was given to one of the men working on the salvage operation.


Boat hook from the Battleship Maine

 

Maine Book Hook Inside

This item is from a private collection. This item is a bronze boat hook reputedly recovered from the MAINE .  The family story is that Capt. Sigsbee gave this artifact to Capitan Ulster Davis of Rensselaer, NY. Captain Davis was a prominent Hudson River man, national trustee of Master Mate and Pilot Assoc., member of the commission that created the Sacandaga reservoir in upstate NY.  He piloted the replica of the "Robert Fulton"  for the Hudson Fulton Celebration of 1909. The hook has remnants of burnt wood inside. The boat hook, however, is not marked "U.S.N." (contributed by Art Fedigan).


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