Massachusetts (BB-2) USS Massachusets (BB-2) ) - was the second class 1 battleship designed and built for the US Navy . The second ship type "Indiana . "
| Massachusetts (BB-2) | |
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| USS Massachusets (BB-2) | |
 The battleship Massachusetts in 1901 | |
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| Named after | |
| Class and type of vessel | Armadillo |
| Manufacturer | Shipyard William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. (William Crump and Sons), Philadelphia |
| Construction started | July 30, 1890 |
| Launched | July 25, 1891 |
| Commissioned | June 10, 1896 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | March 31, 1919 |
| Status | Sunk as a target, artificial reef. |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 10453 t |
| Length | 107 m |
| Width | 21.11 m |
| Draft | 8.2 m |
| Reservation | Harvey Armor : belt 102-457 mm barbettes432 mm towers GK 381 mm steel-nickel armor : turrets of an intermediate caliber 127-203 mm casemates 127 mm wheelhouse 250 mm deck 70-75 mm |
| Engines | 2 triple expansion steam engines , 4 cylindrical double boiler |
| Power | 9700-11000 h.p. |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Speed | 15.6-16.8 knots with forced blast |
| Crew | 473 people |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 2 × 2 - 330 mm / 35 4x2 - 203 mm / 35 4x1 - 152 mm / 40 20x 6 lb. Hotchkiss guns 6x 1 lb. Driggs-Schroeder guns |
| Mine torpedo weapons | 6 × 1 - 450 mm TA |
Laid at William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. in 1890, launched on July 25, 1891 . Introduced into the fleet in June 10, 1896, becoming the second ship of the U.S. Navy with heavy armor and large-caliber artillery.
USS Massachusetts
Literature
- Chesneau, Roger. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860–1905 / Roger Chesneau, Eugène M. Koleśnik, NJM Campbell. - London: Conway Maritime Press, 1979. - ISBN 0-85177-133-5 .
- Friedman, Norman. US Battleships, An Illustrated Design History. - Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1985 .-- ISBN 0-87021-715-1 .
- Gardiner, Robert. Steam, Steel & Shellfire: The Steam Warship 1815–1905 / Robert Gardiner, Andrew D. Lambert. - London: Conway Maritime Press, 1992 .-- ISBN 0-85177-564-0 .
- Graham, George E. Schley and Santiago: An Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet Under Command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898 / George E. Graham, Winfield S. Schley. - Texas: WB Conkey Company, 1902.
- Reilly, John C. American Battleships 1886–1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction / John C. Reilly, Robert L. Scheina. - London: Arms and Armor Press, 1980 .-- ISBN 0-85368-446-4 .