USS Massachusetts

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…
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 1941 South Dakota-class battleship
  • Also known as: “BB-59”
  • Address: 5 Water Street, Fall River, MA 02721

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and Fall River Heritage State Park.

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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. is situated 450 feet south of USS Massachusetts.

Park
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is a history-themed public recreation area on the Taunton River in , . The state park encompasses 14 acres beside the on , home of the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts. is situated 640 feet east of USS Massachusetts.

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The Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum was a small railroad museum located in . The Old Colony and Fall River Railroad operated from 1854 to 1863, and later as part of the extensive Old Colony Railroad system. is situated 990 feet south of USS Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fall River and South Swansea.

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In the region of , where the Taunton River empties into Mount Hope Bay, stands Fall River- the "Spindle City". Not to be overshadowed by nearby and , offers visitors unique attractions that are absent from its two larger neighbors.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles west of USS Massachusetts.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , United States, on the north shore of near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles northwest of USS Massachusetts.

USS Massachusetts

Latitude
41.70689° or 41° 42′ 25″ north
Longitude
-71.16297° or 71° 9′ 47″ west
Inception
1941
Open location code
87HCPR4P+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166261068
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2364733
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Vietnamese—“USS Massachusetts” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Massachusetts”
  • Banjar: “Massachusetts”
  • Batak Toba: “Massachusetts”
  • Bulgarian: “Масачузетс (линеен кораб, 1941)”
  • Bulgarian: “Масачузетс”
  • Catalan: “Massachusetts”
  • Catalan: “USS Massachusetts (BB-59)”
  • Catalan: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Chinese: “BB-59”
  • Chinese: “马萨诸塞”
  • Chinese: “马萨诸塞号战列舰”
  • Chinese: “麻萨诸塞”
  • Chinese: “麻萨诸塞号战舰”
  • Chinese: “麻薩諸塞”
  • Chinese: “麻薩諸塞號戰艦”
  • Czech: “BB-59”
  • Czech: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Dutch: “Massachusetts”
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  • Finnish: “Massachusetts”
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  • French: “Massachusetts”
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  • Galician: “Massachusetts”
  • Galician: “USS Massachusetts (BB-59)”
  • Galician: “USS Massachusetts”
  • German: “BB-59”
  • German: “Massachusetts”
  • German: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Hebrew: “אא"ה מסצ’וסטס”
  • Hebrew: “מסצ’וסטס (BB-59)”
  • Indonesian: “BB-59”
  • Indonesian: “Massachusetts”
  • Indonesian: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Irish: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Italian: “Massachusetts”
  • Italian: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Japanese: “マサチューセッツ”
  • Japanese: “戦艦マサチューセッツ”
  • Javanese: “Massachusetts”
  • Malay: “Massachusetts”
  • Malay: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Minangkabau: “Massachusetts”
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس ماساچوست (بی‌بی-۵۹)”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس ماساچوست”
  • Polish: “Massachusetts”
  • Polish: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Portuguese: “Massachusetts”
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  • Russian: “Massachusetts”
  • Russian: “USS Massachusetts (BB-59)”
  • Russian: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Slovak: “BB-59”
  • Slovak: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Spanish: “Massachusetts”
  • Spanish: “USS Massachusetts (BB-59)”
  • Spanish: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Sundanese: “Massachusetts”
  • Swedish: “USS Massachusetts (BB-59)”
  • Swedish: “USS Massachusetts”
  • Vietnamese: “Massachusetts”
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