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Battleship Cove Fall River

Went a few years ago and loved it - could have spent a couple more hours crawling around the Massachusetts.
I meant to go this year, but life/work hasn't slowed down a bit

Nice picts!
 
Went years ago with my son. Looks like they have a lot of new exhibits since I was there. Have to go back at some point I'm thinking.
 
It's been a long time since I've been back down there. As a kid I stayed on her for two nights as part of the Boy Scouts. It was a ton of fun running around the ship at all hours of the night. Need to head back down one of these days.
 
We did the sleepover there when my son was in cub scouts. Was a great experience. There is a ton to see, but the best part was when we got to listen to an original crew member tell his story. That was probably 10 years ago, so I'm not sure there are many crew members left.

Less impressive as a museum, but a better sleepover experience was the USS Salem in Quincy. The ship did not have as many finished spaces to explore, but the activities for the kids seemed like a lot more fun.

Both places are great.
 
Rockrivr1 said:
It's been a long time since I've been back down there. As a kid I stayed on her for two nights as part of the Boy Scouts. It was a ton of fun running around the ship at all hours of the night. Need to head back down one of these days.
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I had that same experience as a kid with BSA, great memories....
 
yep.. did the sleepover thing 3 yrs ago with my older son... on our to-do list with the younger son's pack now.

Definitely bring earplugs for sleeping. Between other people snoring, and the creaking, pinging, and banging of the old ship, you wont get much sleep without them.
 
My son and I did the boy scout sleep over, many years ago we had a blast. Do they still play the Don Knotts flick after hours?
 
I took my three teenagers there end of last summer. They weren't enthused about going, you know how teenagers can be at times. However, we ended up having a great day and they enjoyed it quite a bit.
 
Rockrivr1 said:
It's been a long time since I've been back down there. As a kid I stayed on her for two nights as part of the Boy Scouts. It was a ton of fun running around the ship at all hours of the night. Need to head back down one of these days.
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Stayed onboard for a night also with the boy scouts. As someone that has spent a bit of time on Navy ships, no engine noises is kind of spooky.
 
2X, once this past summer and 2014. awesome. lots more than the battleship, as those of you have been there know. destroyer, sub, 2 PT boats, and tons of other good stuff. highly recomended, and they can use the cash to keep this going. if i didn't already have enough volunteer work, i would sign on with them.
 
Have done several overnights there. Lately I have noticed the brass thieves have been hitting the ship. Items have been disappearing. Sad
 
I was surprised by the Soviet ship they had. We had a great time down there and it gave me an excuse to go to the Portuguese market in Fall River.
 
mclina said:
Less impressive as a museum, but a better sleepover experience was the USS Salem in Quincy. The ship did not have as many finished spaces to explore, but the activities for the kids seemed like a lot more fun.
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And, if you believe in that stuff, it is supposedly haunted.

 
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I drive by a couple of times a week....and every few weeks just stop in and sit on one of the benches and watch the small craft on the water. Great place. Ron
 
Definitely a national treasure in our own back yard. Did the sleepover a couple of times with the cub scouts. Highly recommended. One of my favorite memories was watching the on-board movie "The Incredible Mr Limpet" with my son. Next day they're all running around yelling... "Das Limpet!!!" Priceless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Re-MSExXc
 
Sig Sauer Shooter said:
USS Massachusetts (BB-59), known as "Big Mamie" to her crewmembers during ......................Massachusetts has the distinction of having fired the US Navy's first and last 16-in (406 mm) shells of the war.[SUP][3][/SUP]
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Very nice Cliff Notes. Thank you.

Grandson and Daughter did a Scout tour there years ago. Grandson came back wide eyed and asked if I really slept in quarters like that. I said no, I was on a Destroyer Escort, we were a little more cramped. LOL
 
Ideal place to take 10-14yo boys: everything is armored so they can't break it!

Sig Sauer Shooter said:
USS Massachusetts (BB-59), known as "Big Mamie" to her crewmembers during World War II, was a battleship of the second South Dakota class. She was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state, and one of two ships of her class (along with her sister Alabama) to be donated for use as a museum ship. Massachusetts has the distinction of having fired the US Navy's first and last 16-in (406 mm) shells of the war.[SUP][3][/SUP]
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George Patton was aboard [his wife was from MA] during the Torch invasion of Africa when they engaged the Vichy French battleship Jean Bart, which was tied up at a dock. The Navy was able to go in and analyze the damage: some of the shells were duds.

"Mamie" was shortened during her build due to prewar treaty agreements and was a knot or two slower than her later sisters as a result.

One early morning in March 1999 I was driving by the Steamship terminal when I saw a long, low gray shape. I drove out there in the mist to find myself alone with USS Massachusetts: there was not a soul anywhere. Pretty wild. She was towed back that day, I believe as she was gone the following morning. Very cool.
 
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garandman said:
Ideal place to take 10-14yo boys: everything is armored so they can't break it!

George Patton was aboard [his wife was from MA] during the Torch invasion of Africa when they engaged the Vichy French battleship Jean Bart, which was tied up at a dock. The Navy was able to go in and analyze the damage: some of the shells were duds.

"Mamie" was shortened during her build due to prewar treaty agreements and was a knot or two slower than her later sisters as a result.

One early morning in March 1999 I was driving by the Steamship terminal when I saw a long, low gray shape. I drove out there in the mist to find myself alone with USS Massachusetts: there was not a soul anywhere. Pretty wild. She was towed back that day, I believe as she was gone the following morning. Very cool.
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Not quite true, she wasn't shortened. The SD class were designed that way from the get go due to the restrictions of the Washington Treaty. They shortened the hull from the prior NC class so as to be able to better armor it and redesigned the power plant to squeeze more power to make up for the shorter hull. The US abandoned the treaty when we built the Iowa class so they were as well armored as the SD class and faster as they were longer with a more powerful gun (16/50's vs the 16/45's on the NC's and SD's).
 

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