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Description
The dynamite cruiser USS Vesuvius at the Kittery Navy Yard in 1897. It was a one-of-a-kind experimental vessel that saw use in the Spanish-American War.
It had three 15-inch "dynamite" guns protruding from the foredeck.
About This Item
- Title: Dynamite cruiser, Kittery Navy Yard, 1897
- Creation Date: 1897
- Subject Date: circa 1900
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Locations:
- Kittery, York County, ME
- Portsmouth, Rockingham County, NH
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Coll. 562
- Collection: Kittery Naval Yard photographs
- Object Type: Image
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