USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
South Dakota-class battleship
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:battleHonours 11 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 108 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Bethlehem_Steel_Company
gptkbp:commissioned 12 May 1942
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,793 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned 27 March 1947
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 tons (standard)
44,500 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 36 feet
gptkbp:firstFiredMainBatteryInCombat gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Casablanca
gptkbp:firstUSShipToFire16InchShellsInWWII true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:BB-59
gptkbp:laidDown 20 July 1939
gptkbp:launched 23 September 1941
gptkbp:length 680 feet
gptkbp:museumShip gptkb:Battleship_Cove,_Fall_River,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Big_Mamie
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Casablanca
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:South_Dakota-class_battleships
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:ship
gptkbp:propulsion 4 steam turbines
8 boilers
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Alabama_(BB-60)
gptkb:USS_Indiana_(BB-58)
gptkb:USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)
gptkbp:speed 27.5 knots
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:website https://www.battleshipcove.org/uss-massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battleship_Cove
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkb:US_Navy_battleships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5