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Item 18956
Title: Torpedo Boat Destroyers and Warships in the Lower Harbor, Bar Harbor, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library
Date: circa 1908
Location: Bar Harbor
Media: Postcard
Item 18939
Title: Bar Harbor View Showing U.S. Warships
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library
Date: circa 1908
Location: Bar Harbor
Media: Postcard
Item 8814
Title: Destroyer U.S.S. MADDOX (DD-731) under way
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum
Location: Bath
Media: black and white photograph
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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
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.