The U.S. Navy yesterday christened the nation's 16th Trident submarine, the U.S.

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

7-17-1994

Pages

3B

Abstract

The U.S. Navy yesterday christened the nation's 16th Trident submarine, the U.S.S. Maine, at a ceremony in Groton, Conn. The 560-foot submarine is the third Navy ship named in honor of Maine; the first was a battleship sunk in Havana Harbor in Cuba in 1898, while the second served in the Great White Fleet in 1907-08 and as a training ship during World War I.

Subjects

Maine (Submarine)

Recommended Citation

"The U.S. Navy yesterday christened the nation's 16th Trident submarine, the U.S." (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 13864.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/13864