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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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351k | Photo shows American Marines mobilizing at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb. 1913, before going to Guantanamo, Cuba, in response to the Mexican Revolution. The ship to the left is the U.S. Army transport ship Meade. The ship in the background appears to be a Indiana (BB-01 /03) class battleship. DANFS indicates that either the Indiana (BB-01) or Massachusetts (BB-02) were both on the East coast at this period of time before being decommissioned in Philadelphia the following year. |
Digital ID ggbain # 11333. LC-B2-2499-15 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection. | |
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425k | ARGENTINE SAILORS DRILLING AT NAVY YARD ON THE NOSE ENDS OF FIVE OF UNCLE SAM'S NAVAL BULLDOGS An unusual photograph, taken at League Island, showing five battleships and steamer lying in a row while the seamen of the South American Republic make themselves as much at home as if on their own drill grounds, by special arrangement with the U.S. government. Either the Indiana (BB-1) or the Massachusetts (BB-02) is the first battleship on the left side. The distinctive twin funnels of the Illinois (BB-7) or Alabama (BB-8) appear two ships down. | Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 05 March 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 300k | CAMERA'S-EYE VIEW OP GREAT MASS OF FLOATING FORTRESSES BELONGING TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS SEEN FROM THE TOP OF A MAST ON THE BATTLESHIP NORTH DAKOTA(BB-29) AT LEAGUE ISLAND. Among the forest of masts closest to the camera lies the Indiana (BB-01) or Massachusetts (BB-02). |
Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from The Evening Public Ledger, (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 04 October 1916, Night Extra, Image 18, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. PDF added 09/15/11. |
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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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929k | VETERAN BATTLESHIPS ARE RETIRED. Second Time Vessels Have Passed Through Ceremony of Being Retired United States naval officers on the deck of the battleship Iowa (BB-4) as the commission pennant was hauled down from the main mast. The flag was lowered for the last time today at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on the Iowa, Indiana (BB-01) & Massachusetts (BB-02), veterans of the Spanish & American wars. |
Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from The Evening Public Ledger, (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 31 March 1919, Night Extra Closing Stock Prices, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. PDF added 09/15/11. |
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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. |
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 | 137k | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, photo is probably post WW I (1918 to 1920). From right to left: First ship: Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6), probably Kearsarge (BB-5). The photo shows a platform above the Navigation Bridge which is straight across the front. Photos of the Kentucky (BB-6) at this time show a similar platform but one which extends out over the conning tower roof at the center. I've not seen a photo of the Kearsarge at this time so I'm not positive. Second ship:Wisconsin (BB-9). Sister ship Illinois (BB-7) had a bridge structure atop the conning tower while sister Alabama (BB-8) had a second platform on the mast between the bridge and the lowest searchlight. Third Ship: Indiana (BB-01). This ship is "hull down" behind the Wisconsin with only her upper works visible, the 2 short funnels and the old "military" mast to the left of the Wisconsin's forward cage mast. The mast is sitting atop a round faced bridge structure. Sister Oregon (BB-03) is on the West coast and sister Massachusetts’ bridge has a square face. Fourth Ship: Iowa (BB-4). This ship is also “hull down” and is actually beyond the fifth ship in the photo. Visible are cage main mast (second from the left in the photo), the 2 tall funnels and the military mast partially hidden the shorter funnel of the nearer ship. The funnels identify the ship. Fifth Ship: Massachusetts (BB-2). The aft main and secondary batteries and the cage mast are clearly visible as are the shorter funnels and the military mast (in front of Iowa’s forward funnel). This is a case of everyone else is eliminated. Oregon (BB-03) is on the west coast and the Indiana is across the slip, ergo… The last ship appears to have 4 short funnels and no cage mast which means it is probably a cruiser but I have not identified it. | Digital ID: # ggbain 09957, LC-B2-2333-3. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. Photo I.d. & text courtesy of Chris Hoehn. | |
 | 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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132k | Massachusetts (BB-02) gets that sinking feeling as she is subjected as a target by the US Army off Pensacola, Florida, 6 January 1921. | US Navy photo, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. | |
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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 Heightened 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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