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Fore River, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (138 words) |
 | The middle Fore River was selected to represent a waterbody dominated by urban and industrial landuse. |
| The river channel is maintained for navigation and the bottom is primarily soft. |
| Although this portion of the Fore River has a small direct drainage area, it is densely developed. |
| USS Maine: Information from Answers.com (2791 words) |
| USS Maine (ACR-1), the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of Maine, was a 6682-ton second-class pre-dreadnought battleship originally designated as Armored Cruiser #1. |
| Maine and Texas were unusual in that their armament was mounted en echelon, projected off to either side (Maine's forward turret was off to starboard and her aft turret to port; the arrangement was reversed on Texas). |
| The discipline on the Maine was excellent, and regular inspections of coal bunkers for hazards, as well as the implementation of precautions for preventing bunker fires, were diligently carried out under the supervision of the cautious executive officer of the Maine, Richard Wainwright (Spanish-American War naval officer). |
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