History
USS Massachusettes
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1942-05-12 | 1947-03-27 |
Recognition
Awards
- American Campaign Medal
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
10 Battle Stars
-
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
1 Battle Star
-
Navy Occupation Service Medal
With "ASIA" Clasp
- Philippine Liberation Medal
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- South Dakota-Class Fast Battleship
- Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts
- Keel Laid
- 1939-07-20
- Launch Date
- 1941-09-23
- Displacement
- 45,233 Tons
- Speed
- 27 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x General Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 12.2in, 1st Armor Deck: 1.5in, 2nd Armor Deck: 6.05in - 5.75in, 3rd Armor Deck: 0.625in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in, Turret Armor: 18in - 7.25in, Barbette Armor: 17.3in - 11.3in, Secondary Battery Armor: 2in
- Final Disposition
- Museum Ship at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusettes. 4 June 1965 - Present.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 9 x 16"/45 Caliber Mark 6 Guns (3x3)
- Secondary
- 20 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (10x2)
- Tertiary
- 1942 Config: 24 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (6x4), 35 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (35x1) | 1944 Config: 72 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun (18x4), 32 x Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (1x4, 1x2, 26x1)
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship