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USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark

USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark is a historic place in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1976, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 76002269.

Fall River, Bristol County, MassachusettsListed September 30, 1976NRIS #76002269★ National Historic Landmark
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What is USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark?

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, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried, combined with the displacement restriction, resulted in cramped ships, a problem that was exacerbated by wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries and significantly increased their crews.

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Listing details

Name
USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark
City
Fall River
County
Bristol County
State
Massachusetts
Listed on the National Register
September 30, 1976
NRIS reference number
76002269
Resource type
structure
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
41.70683, -71.16295
When was USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register?

USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1976.

Where is USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark located?

USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark is located in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts at approximately 41.70683, -71.16295. See the map above.

Is USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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