Bangor Junior ROTC commemorates 127th anniversary of U.S.S. Maine explosion, Bangor Victory Platoon
To honor the brave lives of soldiers and sailors lost in both events, Bangor’s Junior ROTC held their annual commemorative ...
This Lone US Warship Took on a Fleet and Made History
It won’t come as any surprise that there are stories about smaller, determined military forces battling and winning against ...
Commander of warship named for state’s capitol makes rounds in Maine
The USS Augusta is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship commissioned in Eastport on Sept. 30, 2024. It is the 17th ...
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Egypt, but no injuries reported
The collision did not result in flooding or injuries aboard the carrier, and no injuries were reported on the merchant vessel ...
History Today: Did you know the world’s first teddy bear was inspired by a US president?
Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...
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Obituary: William “Bill” Currier
He proudly served aboard a Fletcher Class Destroyer, the USS Hall DD583, as a Radarman First Class. While on the Hall, the ship earned eight ... Hospice of Southern Maine and Stroudwater Lodge ...
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Successfully Undocks USS Cheyenne
The Los Angeles improved-class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) was successfully undocked Feb. 6, marking a ...
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Why The World's Largest Wooden Ship, The Wyoming, Was A Bad Idea From The Start
Some wooden ships, like the USS Constitution ... built in Maine for the purpose of transporting coal, and it boasted six 126-foot masts and 22 sails, so it was a considerably large ship.