USS Katahdin

Last updated October 01, 2021

Two vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Katahdin, after Mount Katahdin.

USS Katahdin (1861), was a screw gunboat commissioned in early 1862, active throughout the American Civil War, and decommissioned shortly after war's end
USS Katahdin (1893), was an ironclad ram in service from 1897 to 1909

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Mount Katahdin Highest mountain in the US state of Maine

Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet (1,606 m). Named Katahdin, which means "The Greatest Mountain", by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park. It is a steep, tall massif formed from a granite intrusion weathered to the surface. The flora and fauna on the mountain are typical of those found in northern New England.

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