| UIC: | 03059 | |||
| Class: | BB 57 | Fleet: | ||
| Status: | Donated as a Museum and Memorial | Homeport: | ||
| Date status changed: | 06/04/1965 | Berth: | ||
| Maintenance Category: | ||||
| Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
| Builder: | BETHLEHEM ST/QUIN | |||
| Delivery Date: | 05/12/1942 | |||
| Award Date: | 12/15/1938 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 23.1 years | |
| Keel Date: | 07/20/1939 | Commission Date: | 05/12/1942 | |
| Launch Date: | 09/23/1941 | Inactivation Date: | ||
| Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 23.8 years | Decommission Date: | 03/27/1947 | |
| Years from Commission to Decommission: | 4.9 | |||
| Stricken Date: | 06/01/1962 | |||
| Overall Length: | 680 ft | Waterline Length: | 666 ft | |
| Extreme Beam: | 108 ft | Waterline Beam: | 0 ft | |
| Maximum Navigational Draft: | 36 ft | Draft Limit: | ||
| Light Displacement: | 35000 tons | Full Displacement: | 45216 tons | |
| Dead Weight: | 10216 tons | |||
| Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
| Number of Propellers: 4 | ||||
| Number of Waterjets: | ||||
| Propulsion Type: | ||||
| Accommodations: | Officers: 114 | Enlisted: 2240 |
| Remarks: | MASSACHUSETTS IS LOCATED AT THE USS MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIAL, BATTLESHIP COVE, FAL L RIVER, MA. SHE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, REF. NO. 76000233 AND DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ON 1/14/1986. |
| Custodian: | Ships Program Manager: |
| Planning Yard: |
| Last updated 07/19/2002 |
| | RELATED LINKS
| DOD DISCLAIMER | | SHIPS | SERVICE CRAFT | HOME | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
NAVSHIPSO NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office Norfolk Naval Shipyard Code 284, Bldg 705 Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000 (757) 967-3484 (757) 967-2957 (FAX)
|
  |