USS Castine
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Two ships of the United States Navy
have been named Castine for a town
in Maine
.
, was a gunboat launched in 1892 and decommissioned in 1919. Lieutenant Chester Nimitz
served aboard her in 1912.
, was a gunboat, originally named PC-452 and reclassified Castine (IX-211) on 10 March 1945.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Castine for a town
Castine, Maine
Castine is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States and was once the capital of Acadia . The population was 1,343 at the 2000 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine...
in Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
, was a gunboat launched in 1892 and decommissioned in 1919. Lieutenant Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, GCB, USN was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet , for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas , for U.S...
served aboard her in 1912.
, was a gunboat, originally named PC-452 and reclassified Castine (IX-211) on 10 March 1945.