C-1. The USS Maine was an armored cruiser, so it became ACR-1. This convention continued with BB for battleships, DD for destroyers, and SS for submarines, though additional letters were added to ...

For 20 years, a weathered wood and iron artifact was on display at a tiny museum in Park Ridge, N.J. A small sign stated it was “purported” to be part of the mast from the USS Maine ...