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USS
Oregon
(BB-3)
was a
pre-dreadnought
Indiana
-class
battleship
of the
United States Navy
. Her voyage from California around South America to the East Coast in
March 1898
in preparation for
war with Spain
popularized the ship with the American public and demonstrated the need for a shorter route, which led to construction of the
Panama Canal
.
Photo: Edward H. Hart
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