USS Massachusetts BB-2
USS Coastal Battleship #2
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Type:
Battleship
Class:
Builder:
William Cramp & Sons
Ship & Engine Building
Philadelphia, Pa.
Hull Number:
Battleship #2
Coastal Battleship #2 (Mar. 29, 1919)
BB-2 (July 21, 1920)
Ordered:
November 18, 1890
Commissioned:
June 10, 1896
Keel Laid:
June 25, 1891
Decommissioned:
March 31, 1919
Launched:
June 10, 1893
Stricken:


November 22, 1920
Fate:
Scuttled Jan. 6, 1921 1.5mi off Pensacola Pass, Florida at position 30.17.45N-87.18.45W
and used as a gunnery target.
Wreck can still be seen at low tide.




Combat Victories
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Nationality
Notes
July 5, 1898
Reina Mercedes
Cruiser
2,835
Spain
Assisted


Commanders
From
To
Name
June 10, 1896
Captain Frederick Rodgers, U.S.N.
June 9, 1917
Commander Clyde W. Kelly, U.S.N.


Builder's Data
Page published Nov. 7, 2009