1898: Peggy the Pug, Tom, and the Cat Martyrs of the USS Maine » Maine Launch

USS Maine Launch, Brooklyn Navy Yard

The USS Maine was launched from the yard on November 18, 1889. Her launch sponsor was Alice Tracey Wilmerding, the granddaughter of Navy Secretary Benjamin F. Tracy.

USS Maine Launch, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sigsbee and Peggy
The Maine Havana

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