Battleship Cove
Battleship Cove is a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Featuring the world's largest collection of World War II-era naval vessels, it is home to the highly-decorated battleship USS Massachusetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Massachusetts and USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr..
USS Massachusetts
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USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s…
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S.
Fall River Heritage State Park
Park
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Fall River Heritage State Park is a history-themed public recreation area on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts. The state park encompasses 14 acres beside the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge on Battleship Cove, home of the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fall River and South Swansea.
Fall River
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In the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts, where the Taunton River empties into Mount Hope Bay, stands Fall River- the "Spindle City". Not to be overshadowed by nearby Boston and Providence, Fall River offers visitors unique attractions that are absent from its two larger neighbors.
Ocean Grove
Hamlet
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Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census.
Battleship Cove
- Type: Bay
- Description: maritime museum in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
- Categories: maritime museum, military museum, and body of water
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.70621° or 41° 42′ 22″ northLongitude
-71.16199° or 71° 9′ 43″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCPR4Q+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 368985084OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Battleship Cove” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Battleship Cove”
- Dutch: “Battleship Cove”
- Finnish: “Battleship Cove”
- French: “Battleship Cove”
- Japanese: “バトルシップ・コーヴ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fall River Station and Slades Ferry.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include USS Hiddensee and USS Lionfish.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Battleship Cove”. Photo: Electroengie, Public domain.