USS Massachusetts

Local nameUSS Massachusetts
LocationEscambia, United States

USS Massachusetts is an Indiana-class battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of its time. Today she is a diving site off Pensacola, Florida.

Authorized in 1890 and commissioned six years later, she was a small battleship, though with heavy armor and ordnance. The ship class also pioneered the use of an intermediate battery. She was designed for coastal defense and as a result, her decks were not safe from high waves on the open ocean.

Massachusetts served in the Spanish–American War as part of the Flying Squadron and took part in the blockades of Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. She missed the decisive Battle of Santiago de Cuba after steaming to Guantánamo Bay the night before to resupply coal.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Massachusetts_(BB-2)

Official Website http://www.dive-links.com/tauchplatz.php?id=2022

Address United States

Coordinates 30°17'44.401" N -87°18'43.319" E

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