MASSACHUSETTS BB 2

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Indiana Class Battleship Keel Laid June 25 1891 - Launched June 10 1893 USS MASSACHUSETTS Battleship No. 2 Commissioned June 10 1896 - Decommissioned January 8 1906 Recommissioned May 2 1910 - Decommissioned May 23 1914 Recommissioned June 9 1917 USS MASSACHUSETTS Coastal Battleship #2 Reclassified March 29 1919 Decommissioned March 31 1919 Struck from Naval Register November 22 1920 Sunk as target (By US Army) off Pensacola, Florida, January 1921 Hulk given to the State of Florida 1956

Naval Covers

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1. USS Massachusetts BB-2 Covers Page 1     (1912-18)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning June 10 1896 to January 8 1906

No Postal Facilities Established

 

USPO Flag Cancel "Charlestown Station" Boston MA

1905-1028

Real photo postcard.

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2nd Commissioning May 2 1910 to May 23 1914

Post Office Established May 28, 1910 - Post Office Disestablished May 23, 1914

 

Locy Type 1u

1912-07-27

Note:

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3rd Commissioning June 9 1917 to March 31 1919

Post Office Reestablished July 5, 1917 - Post Office Disestablished February 18, 1919

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-09-15

Censored wartime (WWI) use

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Unused

N/A

Ship Postcard - "U. S. Battleship "Massachusettes" passing down New York Bay on her way to Sea."

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Massachusetts

 

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