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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Authorized: | 3 August 1886 |
| Laid down: | 17 October 1888 |
| Launched: | 18 November 1889 |
| Commissioned: | 17 September 1895 |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 374 officers and men |
| Armament: | 4 x 10 in (250 mm) guns, 6 x 6 in (150 mm) guns, 7 x 6 pounders (3 kg), 8 x 1 pounders (0.5 kg), 4 x 14 in (350 mm) surface torpedo tubes |
The first USS Maine (ACR-1), a 6682-ton second-class battleship of the United States Navy, was originally designated as Armored Cruiser #1.
Congress authorized her construction on August 3 1886, and her keel was laid down on October 17 1888, at the New York Navy Yard. She was launched on November 18 1889, sponsored by Miss Alice Tracey Wilmerding (granddaughter of Secretary Benjamin F. Tracy), and commissioned on September 17 1895, under the command of Captain A.S. Crowninshield.