Item 11599 - Dynamite cruiser, Kittery Navy Yard, 1897

Item 11599 - Dynamite cruiser, Kittery Navy Yard, 1897
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Item 11599
Dynamite cruiser, Kittery Navy Yard, 1897
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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.

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