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USS Massachusetts (BB-59) Coordinates: 41°42′22.3″N 71°9′48″W. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is the third of four South Dakota -class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s.
Rated at 130,000 shaft horsepower, the turbines were intended to give a top speed of 27.5 knots. The ship had a cruising range of 15,000 nautical miles at a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). "Big Mamie" carried three Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes for aerial reconnaissance, which were launched by a pair of aircraft catapults on her fantail.
Jan 11, 2022 · The USS Massachusetts (BB-59), one of the fast battleships of the South Dakota -class, was built under the limitations enforced by the Washington and London naval treaties. As with the other vessels in her class, her size was governed by weight limits.
Learn about the history and operations of USS Massachusetts, a 35,000 ton South Dakota class battleship built at Quincy, Massachusetts, from 1942 to 1947. See photos of her in action in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters, and her second career as a museum ship at Fall River, Massachusetts.
Jun 20, 2021 · R. June 20, 2021 Topic: History Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: Defense Technology Battleships U.S. Navy World War II Military World. USS Massachusetts Was A Real Battleship Killer. The South...
Mar 2, 2015 · USS MASSACHUSETTS was the third SOUTH DAKOTA - class Battleship and probably the last US Battleship to fire 16-inch shells in combat during World War II. It was also the MASSACHUSETTS which fired the first 16-inch shells fired by the US against the European Axis Powers during World War II.
Battleship Cove. Coordinates: 41°42′22″N 71°09′48″W. Battleship Cove is a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Featuring the world's largest collection of World War II naval vessels, [citation needed] it is home to the highly decorated battleship USS Massachusetts.
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