HMS Massachusetts

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:armament 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
gptkbp:armor up to 16 in (410 mm)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
Battle of Casablanca
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkbp:commissioned May 12, 1942
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned March 1962
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Battleship_Cove
1971
gptkbp:fate museum ship
gptkbp:firstPublished 1970
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Fall_River,_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Massachusetts
gptkbp:launched September 23, 1941
gptkbp:length 887 feet (270 m)
gptkbp:location Battleship_Cove,_Fall_River,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:nickname Big Mamie
gptkbp:notable_event Participated in the D-Day invasion
Survived multiple kamikaze attacks
First ship to fire on enemy targets in World War II
Engaged in naval gunfire support missions
Received numerous battle stars for service
Supported_landings_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
2 × geared turbines
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_North_Carolina
USS Alabama
USS South Dakota
gptkbp:speed 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)