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Battleship MAINE

Her final resting places - Part 2


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Foremast from the Battleship Maine, Annapolis, MD

The MAINE's foremast has been removed to the seawall at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.  (Photo courtesy of Ken Brooks)



Anchor from the Battleship Maine, Reading, PA

An anchor from the MAINE in Reading, PA (photo from Richard A. Sauers, Pennsylvania in the Spanish American War, Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee, 1998, p 42.) We have learned from Félix Alfonso Peña that the anchor is now located at d on the western edge of Reading's City Park, on the first block of North 11th Street.


Battleship Maine's gun, Alpena, MI 6 inch gun from USS Maine, Alpena, MI


This is one of the MAINE's 6 inch guns in the town of Alpena, Michigan. It was brought to the town through the efforts of Congressman George Loud, who had served on the U.S. Revenue Cutter McCULLOCH at the Battle of Manila Bay (photos and info. contributed by Dale and Kay Arsenaeu)


Turret hood from Battleship Maine, Key West, FL

One of MAINE's 10" turret sighting hoods is located at a newly built War Memorial located on the western portion of Key West known as Mallory Square. It was formerly located at the Key West Post Office.



Plaque from Battleship Maine, Port Chester, NYShell from Battleship Maine, Poer Chester, NY

This is an image of a monument and plaque in Summerfield Park, at the corner of Willett and King Streets in Port Chester, New York. The monument is surmounted by a 10 inch shell recovered from the wreck of the MAINE. The plaque reads:

THIS TEN-INCH SHELL FROM THE
USS MAINE
UNVEILED AT PORT CHESTER, NY
JULY 4, 1912
IN MEMORY OF NEWELL RISING
A TOWNSMAN
AND OF ALL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
WITH HIM IN THE DESTRUCTION
OF THAT SHIP
FEBRUARY 15, 1898

Newell Rising was a coal passer aboard the MAINE and did not survive the explosion.


A ten inch shell from the battleship U.S.S. MAINE located in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA

Ten Inch Shell from the U.S.S. Maine

Ten inch shells from the battleship U.S.S. MAINE located in South Bend, Indiana (Photos contributed by HMCS (Ret.) Eric M. Moll)

Ten Inch Sheel from USS MAINE at Notre Dame University

The first of the two shells (above) is located on the campus of Notre Dame University. The pedestal supporting the shell has one of the plaques made from bronze from the wreck on the MAINE. Below that is a second plaque that states:

 "To the memory of
John Henry Shillington
From Brownson
Who Went Down on the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This Marker is Raised by the Men of Brownson as a Symbol
of Their Sorrow and Pride
Requiescat in Pace"

Ten Inch Shell from USS Maine at South Bend Indiana Court House

The second of the two shells is located in South Bend on the grounds of the St. Joseph's County Court House. The inscription reads

"Taken from the Battleship Maine
Presented to the County of St, Joseph By Ignatius K. Werwinski
May 30, 1912"


  Artifact labeled as "Steam Steering Wheel" in Pembroke Pines, Florida (photos contributed by Gerald Nattboy)

Steam Steering Wheel from Battlership Maine  Steam Steering Wheel Text, Battlership MAINE

It is not entirely understood what this item actually is. It is labeled on the rear of the artifact:

"STEAM STEERING WHEEL TAKEN FROM WRECK OF U.S.S. MAINE. SUNK IN HAVANA HARBOR.  CUBA, FEB. 15. 1898."


Key fob made from metal from Battleship Maine

A key fob made from metal from the USS MAINE (image contributed by John Blow)


A porthole cover located in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wadsworth, Ohio (Just outside Akron)

Porthole Cover from the Battleship USS MAINE
The porthole cover monument has been placed on a base in the shape of a Spanish American War cross - the symbol of the United Spanish War Veterans. (photo courtesy of Daniel Andrella)

Plaque on the porthole cover from the U.S.S. MAINE
Plaque noting that the monument was placed by the Wadsworth Camp 24, of the United Spanish War Veterans (photo courtesy of Daniel Andrella)


Masonic Shriner Tie Pin Made from the Metal of the U.S.S. MAINE

Shriner Tie Tac made from the Battleship Maine  Back of Tie Pin
A Masonic / Shriner tie pin or tie tack made from bronze recovered from the Battleship MAINE The front of the tie tack is shown at left. The rear of the pinback is shown at right (photos courtesy of James Wilberger)

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