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141k | Plunger on her way out of the New York Navy Yard, sometime before Oct 1909. At that time she was assigned to the First Submarine Flotilla, based at the New York Navy Yard, joining sisterships Porpoise (SS-07), and Shark (SS-08). Among the ships in the background is the then dcommissioned battleship Massachusetts (BB-02). The Massachusetts had her cage mast installed sometime in 1909. |
US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. Partial text courtesy of DANFS. Photo i.d. and partial text i.d. courtesy of Mike Green from "U.S. Warships of WW1", by Paul Silverstone on the Indiana class listing on page #31. | |
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73k | Massachusetts (BB-02) as she appeared in 1910, after being recommissioned on May 2 following her refitting; among other modifications she now sports a cage mast. | USNI/USN photo. | |
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148k | All dressed in flags with other ships of the Atlantic Fleet, the Indiana (BB-01) is pictured here, probably at Queenstown, Ireland, she fired a 21-gun salute 22 June 1911 in honor of the coronation of King George V. The Massachusetts (BB-02) is probably behind her. | USN / USNI photo, partial text courtesy of DANFS. | |
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38k | Massachusetts (BB-02) starboard view, circa 1917-19? | Courtesy of Philip H. Robare RMCS, USN - RET. | |
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133k | The Massachusetts (BB-02) as she appeared in 1918, after being refitted. She still closely resembles the Indiana (BB-01). Compare her cowl arrangement here with her earlier rig and with the modernized Indiana. | USNI / USN photo. | |
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209k | "Flotilla A, Destroyer Force". Tied up with sterns to the wharf in the Philadelphia Navy Yard's Reserve Basin, while awaiting decommissioning, circa May 1919. Other ships in the background include a Monitor, three old battleships and several torpedo boats. Panoramic photograph by Frawley and Collins, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Ships in the foreground are (from left to right): Dale (DD-4); Lawrence (DD-8); Perry (DD-11); Whipple (DD-15); Truxtun (DD-14); A barge; Worden (DD-16); Barry (DD-2); Hull (DD-7); Hopkins (DD-6); Bainbridge (DD-1); Stewart (DD-13); Paul Jones (DD-10); Decatur (DD-5); Preble (DD-12); Preston (DD-19); Flusser (DD-20); Lamson (DD-18); Reid (DD-21); and Isabel (SP-521). Ships in the background are (from left to right): Amphitrite (BM-2);ex-Iowa (BB-04) outboard; ex-Massachusetts (BB-02) inboard; and ex-Indiana (BB-01). Several torpedo boats are moored alongside the old battleships. |
Photograph # NH 105512, from the collections of the United States Naval Historical Center. Photo added 02/24/08 | |
 | 69k | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Philadelphia Evening Ledger photographer. Ships are (front row, left to right): Missouri (BB-11); one Connecticut class battleship; Michigan (BB-27); and Saint Louis (C-20). Those in the back row are (left to right): Maine (BB-10); Kentucky (BB-6);Kearsarge (BB-5); Indiana (BB-1); Massachusetts (BB-2); Iowa (BB-4); Wisconsin (BB-9); and Illinois (BB-7). | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 42525. | |
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49k | The wreck of the Massachusetts (BB-02) is located 1.5 nautical miles south-southwest of Pensacola Pass. It lies in 26-30 ft. of water within the Fort Pickens State Aquatic Preserve, administered by the Florida Department of Natural Resources. | Photo & text courtesy of Underwater Archaeological Preserves, Florida Division of Historical Resources, cr.nps.gov. | |
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65k | Remnants of the Massachusetts (BB-02). | Photo courtesy of Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves, courtesy of Pre-Dreadnought Preservation Mark Howells. |
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57k | Remnants of the Massachusetts (BB-02) above water. | Photo courtesy Pre-Dreadnought Preservation by Mark Howells. |
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 | 926k | A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991. | USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
Additional Massachusetts Images
17 General Views Of Massachusetts From The Library Of Congress Server.
11 Dock Views Of Massachusetts From The Library Of Congress Server.
14 Crew Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
20 Interior Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
11 Raised (With Hightened Stacks) Images From The Library Of Congress Server.
USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-2 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Links To Various Related Massachusetts Web Resources.
U.S.S. Massachusetts BB-2 By The State of Florida.
Pre-Dreadnought Preservation By Mark Howells.
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