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Indiana class battleship

USS Indiana underway, sometime between 1895-1900
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The three Indiana-class battleships of the United States Navy were the first series of modern battleships to be built. All launched in 1893, they were designed for coastal defense[?], being too low in the water to deal well with the waves of the open ocean.

Indiana class:

USS Indiana (BB-1)
USS Massachusetts (BB-2)
USS Oregon (BB-3)

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