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USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but refusal to authorize larger ...
The largest vessel in the Battleship Cove fleet, the South Dakota class battleship USS Massachusetts, is the centerpiece of the collection. Known as "Big Mamie" to her crewmembers during World War II, she was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state.
CAMDEN — The Battleship New Jersey, a focal point of the Camden waterfront since 2001, made its highly anticipated departure today with a celebratory send-off.. Tugboats pulled the massive ship ...
"Big Ben" – USS Franklin; [8] the ship is named after Benjamin Franklin "Big D" – USS Dallas; given to the boat to denote being named in honor of the city of Dallas. "The Big E" – USS Enterprise (CV-6) [9] and USS Enterprise (CVN-65) [10] "The Big J" – USS New Jersey [11] "Big John" – USS John F. Kennedy [12] "Big Lizzie" – HMS ...
Fear isn’t rare—we all have things we’re scared of, whether that’s heights (hey!), spiders, open water, snakes, or, well, anything and everything. A phobia you may have heard a little less ...
USS Massachusetts was an Indiana-class, pre-dreadnought battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of its time. [5] Authorized in 1890, and commissioned six years later, she was a small battleship, though with heavy armor and ordnance. The ship class also pioneered the use of an intermediate battery.
TOKYO (AP) - A former crewmember on a Japanese battleship that sank during World War II says he recognizes photos taken of wreckage discovered this week off the Philippines by a team led by ...
USS Maryland (BB-46) underway in 1935 History United States Name Maryland Namesake Maryland Ordered 5 December 1916 Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Laid down 24 April 1917 Launched 20 March 1920 Commissioned 21 July 1921 Decommissioned 3 April 1947 Fate Sold for scrap, 8 July 1959 General characteristics Class and type Colorado -class battleship Displacement 32,600 long tons (33,100 t ...