In 1895 the first Navy ship to be named after our state of Maine was commissioned. She was built to combat the increase of naval forces in Latin America. In 1898 the ship was destroyed by an under water mine. The explosion killed 266 American soldiers...
The US Navy's new stealth destroyer the USS Zumwalt made an unannounced visit outside Portland Harbor.Uh, of course it was unannounced...its a stealth destroyer, not a 'give-a-heads-up' destroyer.