Battleship Cove: USS Massachusetts
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I was lucky enough to be staying near her berth for work last week, so it would have been rude not to go to Battleship Cove!
Overall condition of the ship isn't bad - decking is starting to go in places, and rust here and there. For $25 it was a hell of a day out, and getting there early meant I spent best part of 3 hours wandering below decks without seeing a soul! If you find yourself near Providence, then head down to Fall River for a look.
I really wished we, (the UK) had been able to save a battleship or two for the nation.
Deck walk video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1lmUA2TZi8 (apologies for crappy cameramanship!)
Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/toyokogyo/albums/721...
Overall condition of the ship isn't bad - decking is starting to go in places, and rust here and there. For $25 it was a hell of a day out, and getting there early meant I spent best part of 3 hours wandering below decks without seeing a soul! If you find yourself near Providence, then head down to Fall River for a look.
I really wished we, (the UK) had been able to save a battleship or two for the nation.
Deck walk video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1lmUA2TZi8 (apologies for crappy cameramanship!)
Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/toyokogyo/albums/721...
Have any of you ever been to New York? They have the USS Intrepid (1970s aircraft carrier) there as a tourist attraction. We had a tour and I quite enjoyed it.
The guide was an old crew member and he was telling me that to keep the ships in a state where joe public can walk around costs an awful lot and the smell of the lesser visited parts of the ship would put people off anyway.
They also have the space shuttle on USS Intrepid and that is worth a visit on its own.
The guide was an old crew member and he was telling me that to keep the ships in a state where joe public can walk around costs an awful lot and the smell of the lesser visited parts of the ship would put people off anyway.
They also have the space shuttle on USS Intrepid and that is worth a visit on its own.
I remember as a kid being in a dock somewhere, maybe Liverpool, though that seems unlikely as a warship dock. Maybe somewhere down South, can't recall.
But it was a US aircraft carrier, very imposing in the dock it was in, huge thing, deck full of planes which I loved, but I was blown away by the size of it.
Then many years later I saw a Maersk container ship and sort of went "oh, that's how big they get now!"
But it was a US aircraft carrier, very imposing in the dock it was in, huge thing, deck full of planes which I loved, but I was blown away by the size of it.
Then many years later I saw a Maersk container ship and sort of went "oh, that's how big they get now!"
BrettMRC said:
I think there are quite a few USN WW1 & WW2 ships available, the state that paid for each one was allowed the opportunity to retain it post war IIRC.
USS Texas would be the one to go and see, the only true dreadnought left. (Although I understand she is deteriorating quite quickly)
It would be a shame if the USS Texas were to disappear - as you say, the last of her kind, a kind that at the time revolutionised naval warfare.USS Texas would be the one to go and see, the only true dreadnought left. (Although I understand she is deteriorating quite quickly)
This is always useful - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museum_ships
IanH755 said:
bakerstreet said:
Have any of you ever been to New York? They have the USS Intrepid (1970s aircraft carrier) there as a tourist attraction.
Off to NYC in Jan and already got my stuff booked with a day around Intrepid. z06tim said:
USS Intrepid in New York looks fantastic. Space Shuttle, Concorde and Blackbird all in one place.
Would also recommend USS Midway in San Diego.
Did both of these. Both excellent, though I'd say Midway just edges it as a better visit. Would also recommend USS Midway in San Diego.
USS Turner Joy in Bremerton, WA is also worth a visit. Not on the same scale as the carriers but still very interesting. Especially as it had an interesting past, notably its involvement in the events leading up to the Vietnam War.
IanUAE said:
IanH755 said:
bakerstreet said:
Have any of you ever been to New York? They have the USS Intrepid (1970s aircraft carrier) there as a tourist attraction.
Off to NYC in Jan and already got my stuff booked with a day around Intrepid. Went on a tour of the USS Missouri when I was in Hawai'i about a month ago. It was amazing, you get to poke around all over the thing, probably took about 2-3 hours. On the deck they show you where the Japanese surrender was signed, which I never even realised happened on a warship. Apparently it is not owned by the military any more and belongs to a trust that looks after it, but it is on the military base and is part of the visitor area.
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