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USS Aroostook (CM-3)
USS ''Aroostook'' (ID-1256/CM-3/AK-44) was the Eastern Steamship Company's ''Bunker Hill'' converted for planting the World War I North Sea Mine Barrage. ''Bunker Hill'' was built in 1907 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for passenger service between Boston and New York City. ''Bunker Hill'' was one of three sister ships, the others being ''Massachusetts'' and , delivered as passenger/cargo ships by William Cramp & Sons in 1907. They were among the eight ships acquired by the U.S. Navy in November 1917. ''Bunker Hill'' and ''Massachusetts'' were converted to minelayers at the Boston Navy Yard. ''Old Colony'' was used as a district scout until sent across the Atlantic and turned over to the British in 1919. Design and Construction Three new ships for the New England Navigation Company, controlled by the New Haven railroad interests, were designed to compete with the Metropolitan Line vessels and ''Harvard'' using the outside, offshore passage yet be capable of using the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine Steamship Company
Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. The largest state by total area in New England, Maine is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 12th-smallest by area, the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 9th-least populous, the List of U.S. states by population density, 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural of the List of states and territories of the United States, 50 U.S. states. It is also the northeastern United States, northeasternmost among the contiguous United States, the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes, the only state whose name consists of a single syllable, and the only state to border exactly one other U.S. state. Approximately half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
