Today I found a documentary video on the USS Indiana, the ship my great grandfather served on during the Spanish-American War and the Boxer Rebellion. The Indiana was famous not only for being one of the first battleships, it was the first modern battleship in the United States Navy. (Modern designation BB-1) The same fleet that produced the Maine and the Olympia made this boat that bridged two centuries, two different eras of warfare and evolved into the first Dreadnought-class battleship.
This comprehensive and incredibly well-researched video is brought to you by Lance Geiger, aka "The History Guy" who is obviously the leading expert in his field on the subject, so without any further explanation I will let him do what he does best...
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Bonus content!
Here is the hat ribbon we found in Grandpa's belongings that says USS INDIANA on it. Below that is an original crew photo that was framed. He's somewhere in the picture.
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