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Historical Items Showing 3 of 106 View All
Item 11555
Title: Ships in harbor, Kittery Navy Yard, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1898
Location: Kittery; Portsmouth
Media: Photographic print
Item 8814
Title: Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum
Location: Bath
Media: black and white photograph
Item 40309
Title: Camouflaged ships, Casco Bay, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1918
Media: Watercolor on paper
Exhibits Showing 3 of 4 View All
Exhibit
Lexington of the Seas: A Narrative
The story of the capture of the British ship Margaretta by a group of Patriots in Machias on June 12, 1755 has taken on legendary proportions, some of them deserved, some exaggerated to improve the story and to move Machias more toward the center of the Revolutionary War narrative.
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Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death
Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.