Tue. Apr 28th, 2026

USS Maine (BB-10)

USS Maine (BB-10) is a battleship of the United States Navy, which entered active service in December 1902. She became the lead ship of her class and served her entire active career in the Atlantic. During World War I, she served as a training ship.

It was decommissioned in 1920 and subsequently dismantled.

technical parameters USS Maine (BB-10)

Name Maine
Class and type Maine – class  battleship
Builder William Cramp & Sons
Laid down 15 February 1899
Launched 27 July 1901
Commissioned 29 December 1902
Decommissioned 15 May 1920
Fate Broken up, 1922
Length 393 ft 10 in (120.04 m)
Beam 72 ft 3 in (22.02 m)
Draft 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Displacement
  • Normal: 12,846 long tons (13,052 t)
  • Full load: 13,700 long tons (13,900 t)
Propulsion
  • 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 × screw propellers
Installed power 24 × Niclausse boilers, 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW)
Complement 561 officers and enlisted
Speed 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Armor
  • Belt: 8 to 11 in (203 to 279 mm)
  • Turrets: 12 in (305 mm)
  • Casemates: 6 in (152 mm)
  • Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm)
Armament
  • 4 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber guns
  • 16 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 guns
  • 8 × 3-pounders (47 mm (1.9 in))
  • 6 × 1-pounders (37 mm (1.5 in))
  • 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Maine (BB-10)