[C19fan]

Some claim the South Dakota Class were the best battleships built under the restrictions of the Washington/London Treaties.

[AU72]

My father worked at the Boston Navy Shipyard during WWII and was on the USS Massachusetts on it’s shakeout cruise and described how it was thrown sideways for a couple of hundred yards when it fired all of it’s guns broadside.

[Migraine]

restrictions of the Washington and London Naval Treaties had imposed a battleship “holiday,”

Which, of course, only the good guys attempted to obey. That's how it always is. Learn from history or repeat it.

[TheCipher]

Got my cap right here :

[NonValueAdded]

A group of veterans from Massachusetts put together a campaign to raise the money to save the battleship and convert her into a memorial.

I remember that! I had to be in 3rd or 4th grade. They collected in classrooms across the state. You were assigned rank based on how much you contributed. I made the Admiral's Club :) Never did get to tour the ship though. Something for the bucket list.

[Fiji Hill]

If you find yourself in Fall River, Mass., a visit to the USS Massachusetts is a must.

[Navy Patriot]

BB 59

USS Massachusetts

[turfmann]

Funny story...

At one point I was working in East Providence, Rhode Island and commuting daily through Fall River.

As you ascend the eastbound lanes of the Braga Bridge you can see the Massachusetts off to the left. Always looked at her - she’s an impressive sight.

One afternoon, to my complete disbelief, she was *gone*.

Was I dreaming? A bad ice cube? Where could she have gone? She’s a museum, for crying out loud!

Totally flummoxed...

Turns out she was towed away for refurbishing.

Greatly relieved that I was not crazy.

[The Great RJ]

While the USS South Dakota was scrapped, parts of the ship including one of its 16” guns and a propeller are on display at the battleship South Dakota memorial in Sioux Falls, SD.