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Naturally, Battleship Massachusetts herself constitutes
a "major exhibit," but within her hallowed hull, you will find hundreds
of exhibits and displays that will transport you to another time. The following
represents only a taste of what you'll discover on board-- visit in person to
see all she has to offer. - BB59 Memorial Room
and Freedom Shrine
- Crewmembers' Hall
- National
PT Boat Archives
- Radio Rooms I, II, and III
- Engine
Room
- Main Battery Plot
- Gedunk
(soda fountain)
- Main Galley
- Sick
Bay
- Pearl Harbor
and D-Day Invasion Rooms
- YAGR (Radar Picket Ships)
Exhibit
- Girl Scouts: Courageous & Strong
- Medal
of Honor display
- Model
Aircraft Exhibit
- Ordnance Exhibit
- Knot
Know-How
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The YAGR Exhibit on USS Massachusetts. | |  | |
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| DETECTION
FOR PROTECTION: The embers of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had barely cooled
when the Soviets challenged U.S. military superiority by detonating their own
atomic device on August 29, 1949. As the threat of long-range Badger bombers loomed
over the consciousness of the American public, top armed forces strategists agreed
that early detection was the key to national survival. Radar picket ships, designated
YAGR/AGRs, were part of an integrated air defense early warning system to warn
the Continental United States of Soviet Bloc air attacks. Extending across Alaska,
Northern Canada, Greenland, and the North Atlantic, this system was headquartered
in Colorado Springs in a secret bunker in Cheyenne Mountain. Recently,
Battleship Cove unveiled New Englands first interpretation of these covert
Cold War relics....Click here for more. |
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| WOMEN
PROTECTING US: While formal military status for US women began in 1942,
women have always borne the burden of military conflict. Often unrecognized, their
contributions paved the way....Ctd.
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& STRIPES: Join the elite ranks of the Stars & Stripes Commission!
Battleship Cove's most prestigious level of annual giving, Stars & Stripes
enlists an exclusive group of...Ctd. |
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| Ordnance
exhibit: One of many ordnance-themed exhibits at Battleship Cove, this
display includes a rare example of a German Fritz bomb. Click the thumbnail for
a closer look. | | |
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| The
Main Galley: The cooks on Battleship Massachusetts delivered nearly 7,000
meals each day. Click the thumbnail for a closer look. | | |
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| Girl
Scout Exhibit: Girl Scouts played an important role on the homefront in
WWII. Click the thumbnail for a closer look. | | |