It fired the first US 16-inch shell of World War II, and the last 16-inch shell of the war overall. The battleship is now a museum where visitors can tour once top-secret areas. The USS Massachusetts ...
The U.S. Navy began construction of its first fast battleships in 1937, with the two ships of the North Carolina class. The restrictions of the Washington and London Naval Treaties had imposed a ...
Summary: It sounds like the story of the USS Massachusetts is a rich tapestry of ambition, design limitations, and the harsh realities of early 20th-century naval engineering. The journey from the ill ...
The Tin Can Sailors gave over $4,000 to help maintain the Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. The group honors veterans of destroyer Naval vessels. The USS Massachusetts Commissioning Committee ...