USS Massachusetts
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| Coming home to be the official war memorial of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Commissioned May, 1942, Decommissioned March, 1947. Traveled 225000 nautical miles. 680 feet - 10 inches long, beam 108 feet - 2 inches, carried 2300 men. Mounts 70 guns in all. Built at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass. Cost: $76885750.00 "Big Mamie" will be berthed at the State Pier, Fall River, Massachusetts. |
