I.D TAG Need help to identify

[Ifoundit69]

I found this today ,it is the same size as a dime ,the front has a protruded picture of a steamer ship with three stacks and a flag in the front ,the back side has no markings appears to be bronze .Can anyone help I.D this item . Any help is greatly appreiciatted .

 

[Mackaydon]

Reminds me of The Great White Fleet and a Minnesota-class vessel:
http://www.greatwhitefleet.info/A GWF set of Photos/Ship Types/Copy of Minnesota.jpg

 

[CRUSADER]

Seen these attached to a chain for a keys fob etc..

 

[PBK]

I think this is probably one of the many c. 1898 commemorative medalets depicting the ill-fated USS Maine which exploded in Havana Harbor, an event which triggered the Spanish-American War. "Remember the Maine !" etc. Here's an example:

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[DCMatt]

I think this is probably one of the many c. 1898 commemorative medalets depicting the ill-fated USS Maine which exploded in Havana Harbor, an event which triggered the Spanish-American War. "Remember the Maine !" etc. Here's an example:

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One quick footnote to the story of the USS Maine: The declaration of war gave the US the opportunity to seize a strategic warm water harbor - Guantanamo Bay - which is still a US military base.

Modern investigations of the wreckage of the Maine have determined that it probably exploded due to a spontaneous fire in a coal bin - not uncommon for ships of the era.

DCMatt

 

[Mackaydon]

Another tag:
Interesting, though when the Maine entered Havana harbor she was only a "two-stacker"; yet, I've also seem pics of her with three. Wonder when the conversion from three to two occurred. Pic entering the harbor here: http://members.aol.com/XPUS2/PR.html