MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Schwartze, George M., Battleship Massachusetts: A Guide to Education, Fall River U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee, 1974 Stoup, Rita, The Story of Three Ships of WWII, Fall River, U.S.S.
Massachusetts Memorial Committee, 1973 Ward, Edward J., Fal1 River Rohearsaz for DDats Operaton forch, the Tnyasion of North Atrice, 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY less than * acre UTM REFERENCES 1329999 EASTING L491 NORTHING LL ZONE EASTING NORTHING PULLILULILILIL VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME/ TITLE Christine Boulding, Preservation Planner ORGANIZATION DATE .Massachusetts Historical Commission June 14, 1976 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE 294 Washington Street 617-727-8470 CITY OR TOWN STATE Boston Massachusetts 02108 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - STATE LOCAL_ As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665).
I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Segyice. STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE abut Rued Amodon TITLE Bxecutive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission DATE 7/15/76 DATE DTRECTOR CREC **IPREEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER PRESERVATION DATE 2/30/26 8.27:26 GPO 892.453 Property.. Battleship Cove State Working Number 4.6.76.3020 Massachusetts TECHNICAL, CONTROI Photos - pl Maps cont sluto 4TM-01 OK Keme are two problems here Il think. Zirat of all 4.19.76 HISTORIAN rone of the chips meet the 5o yean wile although Conference. he momination has attempated to justify the exception E.Smith 4- 21-16 econdls, the dipa ae beiy nominstel sepastely and jointly.
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Seitl, iudo a cioicee etee dateo e hipo tntanel t to la reprasentatue f...... soedham 4/23/76 ARCHEOLOGIST Slips te be nonenatee keperately Die phone repat OTHER Retruny Perttt HAER Inventory. Review REVIEW UNITCHIEF BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER National Register Write-up Send-back 5.1%.26 7.29.76 Entered . ÖF PROPENTY Bcttliship Core STATE Massachusett ttached National Register Inventory-Nomination form is being returned to your office fication of the information indicated below. PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WHEN THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED. May Description: tttt regeure ferita debelopnentinneach chip to ti aonuneled separately RECENVE MAY 19 1978- MASS, HSL COMM. Statement of Significance: Battle ship Core seems not ti be hustoricely Aignfcant distict.
Ships sem mone signefceit in onn right & Atashoned be nonratet indiridually, wwI & prisent nornny locction are not suffizieut ti crecte duitrict. (aoper tel.con y/. Bibl:ography: lue wedcistånd more vifo. is arilalt. /Chastre Bruttuy Geographical Data -- Acreage: UTM Reference(s): Verbal Boundary Description: Certification: Photographic Coverage: Map Coverage: Other: stions concerning this nomination may be directed to the National Register staff, telephone 202/523-5180 - nk you for your attention to the above items. isone Ix Col2 Date: 30Apr.l (976 Property U. S. S. Massachusetts State Mass. working Number 7.29. 26.3825 TECHNICAL Photos Maps - Brstol CONTROL 0K 7.30.76 HISTORIAN accyot D. Grosvena 8/5/74 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Acce Sculhan 8/3/74.
ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory _ Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF Afuee, desesves exception BRANCH CHIEF Tkeep cole 8 15/6 KEEPER sunp 8.2>.20 Entered SEP 3 0 1976 IN T:2106- 74 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 11-2-26 Send-back Re-submit United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 Nf Copy NPS Form 10-900 (3-82) War in the Pacific Ship Study Federal Agency Nomination United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries - complete applicable sections 1. Name OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered historic USS Massachusetts (BB 59) and or common 2. Location street & number Battleship Cove - not for publication city, town Fall River - vicinity of state Massachusetts 3.
Classification Category Ownership district public building(s) X private structure . both site Public Acquisition X object in process being considered code 025 county Bristol code 005 Status X _ occupied - unoccupied work in progress Accessible _ yes: restricted - yes: unrestricted no Present Use _ agriculture commercial educational . entertainment - government industrial military X museum -park - private residence religious . scientific transportation .other: 4. Owner of Property name USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Inc. street & number Battleship Cove city, town Fall River - vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description state Massachusetts courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Registry of Deeds street & number 441 North Main Street city, town Fall River 6.
Representation in Existing Surveys state Massachusetts title National Register Nomination Form has this property been determined eligible? Xyes - no date 1976 - federal X state - county - local depositary for survey records National Park Service, Interagency Resources Division city, town Washington state DG 20013-7127 NItL 1/14/86 7. Description Condition excellent X good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one Check one X unalteredN/Aoriginal site - altered -- moved date Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance USS Massachusetts (BB59) is the third of four South Dakota-class battleships laid down in the 1930s. She was bufit by the Bethlehem Steel Company in their Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts. Her keel was laid on July 20, 1939, and she was launched on September 23, 1941. USS Massachusetts was commis- sioned on May 12, 1942.
The design of the South Dakota class was influenced by the same limitations as the previous North Carolina because it too, was intended to meet the Washington Treaty limits. The chief difference was that the South Dakota class, including USS Massachusetts, was designed from the start to carry a 16-inch main battery. To accommodate the heavier armour needed for a 16-inch battery and-keep the required weight under 35,000 tons, the waterline length of the South Dakota class was shortened from that of the North Carolina class while the beam remained the same. change meant that the South Dakota class had a much fuller hull form than the North Carolina More powerful engines were also installed to maintain the same fast speed obtained by the North Carolina class.!
USS Massachusetts is painted grey on metal surfaces exposed to the elements with the exception of a black stack cap and black "boot topping" at the water line. Three quarters of the ship's deck is covered with teak laid on a bituminous base and bolted to the deck. Forward of main battery turret one, and aft of main battery turret three, the decks are made of steel. USS Massachusetts was built with two explosively-driven catapults on the stern, port and starboard, for launching observation planes. These were removed and discarded during the ship's inactive period.
During the summer of 1985 an outline of one of the catapults will be painted on the deck.2 Specific ship data concerning USS Massachusetts is: Length Overall 681 feet Maximum Beam 108 feet Design Displacement 35,000 tons Full Load Displacement 46,000 tons Boilers 8-Babcock & Wilcox Turbines 4 sets, General Electric Fuel Oil Capacity 6,959 tons oes Form 100000 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Continuation sheet - Item number 7 Page 2 Maximum Speed 28 knots Armament 9 16-inch/45 caliber Mark 6 guns 20 5-inch/38 caliber Mark 12 guns Various combinations of 40 mm and 20 mm antiaircraft guns Crew 2,300 wartime In 1962, after USS Massachusetts was stricken from the inactive reserve list by the Navy, some 5,000 tons of equipment was removed for use on other naval vessels.
USS Massachusetts 1s in good condition and retains much of her World 8. Significance Period prehistoric 1400-1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 X 1900- Areas of Significance - Check and justify below archeology-prehistoric community planning .landscape architecture .archeology-historic .-law _ agriculture literature architecture X. military art commerce communications engineering - exploration/settlement _..
industry invention music philosophy politics/government religion science sculpture social/ humanitarian theater transportation other (specify) Specific dates 1941-1945 Builder:Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy, Massachusetts General Statement: The Role of the Battleship in World War II The first modern battleship had its inception with the launching of HMS Dread- nought by Great Britain in 1906: HMS Dreadnought was the world's first ali- big-gun, fast, heavily armoured capital ship and her launching made all the major ships in all other navies obsolete. The design features of HMS Dreadnought were rapidly copied by other navies and by 1914 the modern big gun heavily armoured battleship dominated naval warfare. Battleships fought their first and only decisive action of World War I in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916.
Although the British fleet won the day and forced the Germans to retire to the safety of their ports, the German design and construction of battleships was shown to be superior. After the Battle of Jutland, the Germans never again risked their battleships in open conflict with His Majesty's fleet but turned instead to unrestricted submarine warfare. After the end of World War I the battleship continued to dominate naval strategy. In an effort to reduce expenditures required to fund new battleships the United States, Britain, France, Japan and Italy agreed to a moritorium on new battleship construction in 1922 at the Washington Naval Conference. As a result of this agreement, new American battleships in construction were broken up and scrapped. No new battleships were built until 1936 when USS North Carolina was authorized by the Congress.
During these years the nature of naval power was changing as a result of the perfection of the airplane and the introduction of a new capital ship utilizing this new weapon--the aircraft carrier. Supporters of air power argued that the battleship as the principal long reach of naval aircraft. This view was strengthened early in World War II P aral atierater mis vier as 0 a capital ship of the navy was obsolete because of the when the British carried out a carrier strike on the Italian battle fleet at Taranto on November 11, 1940. Subsequent Japanese carrier strikes on the American battlefleet at Pearl Harbor and the British ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse confirmed the new order of naval strategy. While the rise of the aircraft carrier forever altered naval strategy it did not totally eclipse the importance of the battleship.
In both the Atlantic and the Pacific, old American battleships carried out extensive bombardments on enemy held shores while new generations of fast American battleships escorted the aircraft carriers and provided them with a dense thicket of antiaircraft fire MPS Form 10-900-0 (-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form OMB No.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Continuation sheet Item number 8 Page 2 when necessary. Both old and new American battleships saw heavy service during the war providing cover for other ships and eventually bombarding the Japanese home islands in 1945. When the war in the Pacific ended on September 2, 1945, the surrender of the Japanese was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Harbor.
Although replaced by the aircraft carrier as the principal capital navy the battleship saw important and useful service during World War II and contributed to the eventual American victory. USS Massachusetts represents American battleships that fought against Japan in World War Il for the following reasons: 1. USS Massachusetts 1s a representative of the South Dakota clags of American battleships that fought against Japan in World War II. Built later than the North Carolina class, the South Dakota class represents the continued American preparation for World War II and development of a more advanced battleship design. USS Massachusetts is at Fall River, Massachusetts, not far from Quincy, Massachusetts, where she was built. She thus represents the role of Massachusetts in the support of the war effort. 2.
Beginning in November 1942, USS Massachusetts saw continue action in both the European and Pacific Theaters of operations- USS Massachusetts earned 11 battle stars for her World War II service. USS Massachusetts is in good condition and retains much of her World War II integrity. 9. Major Bibliographical References SEE CONTINUATION SHEET 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name Fall River UT M References AL19 3|29009 Zone Easting CLULLIL N/A Quadrangle scale 1:24,000 416/119/21610 Northing GL Zone LILL LILLLL Easting Northing OLU LILLL JLILILL LLILL LLILL JULILL Verbal boundary description and justification N/A List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code 11. Form Prepared By name/title organization Harry A.
Butowsky National Park Service date May 1985 street & number Division of History telephone (202) 343-8168 city or town Washington state DC 20013-7127 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national _ state local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to thecriteria and procedures set forthby the National Park Service.
State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date For NPS use only I hereby certity that this property is included in the National Register date Keeper of the National Register Attest: Chief of Registration GPO 894-788 date Nes Porm 102000 United States Department of the Interio National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 Item number 9 Page 1 FOOTNOTES *. SoBnsteu, Yc. Ba, Lesht, tn A p. Part 2 (Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/ BIBLIOGRAPHY Boulding, Christine. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory USS Massachusetts." Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Historical Commission, 1cMahon, William E. Dreadnought Battleships and Battle Cruisers. Washington C: University Press of America, 1978. Paten, Aganleet.
neted States Batleshtor The Mastory oskmerica's Grea968t Flighting Fleet.Beverly Hills, California: stgnal Pobi aeS. Batles 1p An Action Part 2. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/ NOW HEAR THIS - ..For Your Convenience SHIP'S STORE - admissions, souvenirs, notions, film and information. FOOD SERVICE - located on the battleship just forward of the wardroom and near the parking lot. Adjacent to the SHIP'S STORE. BY WORD - Listening devices are available at no charge at the BY WORD booth alongside the bat- tleship's gangway. These wand devices provide a narrated, self-guided tour of the battleship. GUIDED TOURS - a main deck tour of the bat- tleship is offered June - September. If a guided tour is desired during the off-season, inquire at the SHIP'S STORE or contact Battleship Cove at the telephone number below.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS - are located in the bat- tleship's wardroom and at the restrooms adjacent to the SHIP'S STORE. Special Programs! EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - Battleship Cove has a full-time educational coordinator to assist teachers in planning class visits to Battleship Cove, to provide a welcome-aboard orien- tation/audio visual presentation, schools. Teachers are encouraged to contact the education coordinator at the number below. THE OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCE - More than 12,000 members of scout and other organized youth groups bunk down each year aboard the U.S.S. Massachusetts! Become a part of this fabulous program which includes three meals, a movie, a presentation at the Marine Museum, and 24 memorable hours at Battleship Cove. Contact us at the number below and ask for "Overnight In- formation".
GROUP TOURS - Make arrangements for a special tour at Battleship Cove when your group plans its next outing. Tours range from thirty minutes to two hours. Your lively and informative tour can include lunch in the battleship's air con- ditioned wardroom. Business Meetings, Luncheons, and Special Events - Battleship Cove provides the East Coast's most unique sites for meetings, lun- cheons, and special group events. Seating available for 20-150 persons. Low rental fee in- cludes a guided tour of the battleship. Full food service available. FOR RESERVATION INFORMATION contact: MARK NEWTON, Educational Coordinator-Curator Ship's Office, Battleship Cove Fall River. MA 02721 (617) 678-1100 PRICE 25' BATTLESHIP Visitors Guide SOUVENIR LOO MM BATTLESHIP COVE FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02721 (617) 678-1100 Operated by the U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee. Inc.
corporation for the preservation of these nava of the Battleship Massachusetts as the Commonwealth's World War II Memoria 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, Massachusetts 3. US Navy 4. 1942 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Exterior Side View 7. Photo #2 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, ver, Massachusetts 3. Martin R. Adler 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Main Battery and Superstructure from Bow 7. Photo #3 MMAX 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4. 1984 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Main Battery Plot 7. Photo #4 ARK 41 .3LE VL. AIN A TRUL CAL) TE ANGLES C STARBOARD), ANL EVEL (F IEFERENC VATE AND SN ORDER TO OSS-LRE THE COMPUTED ANULL KEEPER. A GYROSCO THE RTMENTS, MERCUEY SENSITIVE TL MOVEMENT HIP. WAS THE HEARI OF THE POVIDED WITH INFORMATION CROSS -LEVEL.
AND TARGET CONTROL ROVI PROVIDE OLES VISIBLE USS Massachusetts 2. Fal1 River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4. 1984 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Ordaance exhibit in secondary battery plot 7. Photo #5 40MM HEAVY MACHINE GUN LOADED IN CLI TILE ITSELE WEIOHS JUST WAS 2800 FEET PER XIMUM HORIZONTAI ILE HIT THE TARGET SELF - DESTRUCT SECONDARY BATTERY PLOTTING ROOM 16 PROJECT BAGS FOR MAIL 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4. 1984 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. 5" ammunition handling room 7. Photo #6 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, , Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4. 1984 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Berthing in Chief Petty Officer's Quarters 7. Photo #7 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4.
1984 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Entrance to engine room B-1 7. Photo #g 29 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Turbines and electric generators in Engine Room B-1 7. Photo #9 tF 1. USS Massachusetts 2. Fall River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4. 1984 5. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Machine Shop 7. Photo #10 (apaciy P32 in. Rlate U.S.S. MASSACHUSETTS T HE U.S.S. MASSACHUSETTS was built at the Fore River Shipyards of the Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, at a cost of approximately ninety million dollars. One of four South Dakota class battleships which saw action in World War II, "Big Mamie" fired the first 16" American projectiles of the war, and it is believed that she also fired the last, off Japan in 1945.
As a unit of the 3d Fleet in the Pacific she participated in every major operation in that Displacement: 35,000 tons 45,000 tons war service Length: Beam: Draft: Speed: Crew: 680'9¾" 108'2" 29'3" / 34'6" war service 27 knots 1,900 / 2,300 war service TURRET #3 MEMORIAL SNACK BAR MENS - Down Dowr -Down UpI MEMORIAL WARDROOM SHIP'S EXHIBIT MAIN DECK Down LADIES 'TURRET #1 ORIENTATION CENTER PT BOAT MUSEUM BERTHING AREA MARINE QUARTERS GALLEY MACHINE SHOP SHIP'S OFFICES OFFICER'S GALLEY SECOND DECK CREW'S HEAD LAUNORY IMOR BELT AND STORES DENTAL SICK BAY MODEL EXHIBIT RAFT EXHIBIT BRIG OPERATING ROOM 5" Magazine RADIO DCCENTRAL THIRD DECK HE MAIN DECK of the battleship is covered 2/3 of its length by teakwood. The main bat- tery guns, towing and minesweeping gear, and World War II memorial are located on this level.
Also on the main deck, inside the superstructure, is the snack bar and rest rooms, located in the former officers' wardroom. HSECOND DECK of the battleship con- tains the Marine Quarters, bunking areas workshops, the main enlisted galley, PT boat museum, and student orientation center. the dental office. radio room. the Combat In. 59 theater, and as the flagship of Operation Torch - the invasion of North Africa - in November 1942 she became the first American battleship to sink an enemy battleship by gunfire. The Massachusetts steamed a quarter of a million miles during her wartime service, shot down 18 enemy aircraft and sank 5 enemy ships, never losing a man in combat. She rates 11 battle stars for World War Il service, having participated in 35 engagements.
Armament: 9 16" 45 caliber guns, range 19 miles 20 5" 38 caliber dual purpose guns, range 10 miles 18 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, range 1.4 miles (quadruple mounts) 35 20mm guns, range 1 mile ARMOR BELT AND FUEL ENGINE ROOM ORDNANCE EXHIBIT MAIN BATTERY PLOT ARMOR BELT AND STORES FIRST PLATFORM OAFCARN" CUNMOUNT 5" GUN MOUNT) 01 02 CHARTHOUSE 03 CAPTAIN'S 04 SEA CABIN SUPERSTRUCTURE formation Center (CIC), and aircraft model exhibit. IRST PLATFORM. Number one engine room and the main battery plotting room are open for visitation on this level. There is also a gunnery exhibit in the plotting room. S UPERSTRUCTURE DECKS. The first four Jlevels of the superstructure are accessible by ladder on the weather decks only. Officer's quar- ters on the 01 level aft are also open for visitor's riewing.
Displays include the chart house, bridge armored connina tower and helmsman's station, flag bags, searchlights, and captain's sea cabin. Battleship Cove WATER ANA WAN aSP FALL RIVER OAT OF ENVIPE S61- Fall River Heritage State Park HOAI EXPRESSWAY NESTERN DAVOL STREET Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management 100 Cambridge Street Boston MA 02202 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Michael S. Dukakis Governor 1 Marine Museum at Fall River 2 Parking 3 State Pier 4 U.S.S. Massachusetts 5 U.S.S. Lionfish 6 U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. 7 Parking 8 Visitor Center 9 Handicapped Parking 10 Bosque 11 Boathouse 12 Parking Brartoi Point -TAU MOAK CROVE CEMETERY hfa Cant 820 42'30" *19 U.S.S. Massachusetts Fall River, MA. UIM Reference: 19/320000/4619260 4518 (FALL RIVER EAST 6767 II NE 1. USS Massachusetts Fall River, Massachusetts 3. USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 4. Late 1970s 5.
USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee 6. Exterior Side View 7. Photo #1 HESO 59 Vanry Massacda Notener 1 River, MA 1723 Wilbur Ave. Somerset, MA 1ooking east across Taunton River at Massachusetts photo #2 Breatal Co. JUL &Y 1976 SEP 3 0 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REG) U.S.S. Massachusetts, Fall River, MA Henry Pollard, November 1975 1723 #ilbur Ave. Somerset, MA 1ooking westat Massachusetts photo #1 Bustal Co. LJUL 29 1976 SEP 3 0 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER U.S.S. Massachusetts, Fall River, MA Henry Pollard, November 1975 1723 Wilbur Ave. Somersetg MA looking south west at Massachusetts photo #3 Bristal Co.
JUL 29 1976 SEP 3 0 1976 PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGIS TIDCELACIBAS VIA LIRETEO PAUL GUZZI Secrelany of the Commonucalth July 21, 1976 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ofice of the Secretary Massachusells Historical Commission 294 Washingion Slroe Boston, Massachuselts 02108 (617)727-8470 Mr. Charles Herrington Registrar National Register National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Charles: RECEIVED JUL 23 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER ico Enclosed find nomination forms for the following properties: 1. Fall River, U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy 2. Fall River, U.S.S. Lionfish 3. Fall River, U.S.S. Massachusetts 4. Lee, Hyde House 5. Royalston, Royalston Common Historic District The Fall River properties were previously submitted as the Battleship Cove District and were returned to our office.
(See NR Comments attached.) The ships are being submitted as separate entries at this time. These properties have been reviewed by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (State Review Board) and have been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer, Elizabeth R. Amadon. Sincerely yours, Pat Patricia L. Weslowski Survey Director Massachusetts Historical Commission PLW/mw Enclosures ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE MASSACHUSETTS SEP 3 0 1976 Date Entered Name Location u.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy Jx. U. S.S. Lionfish S. S. Massachusetts Fall River Bristol County Fall River Bristol County Fall River Bristol County Also Notified Hon. Edward M. Kennedy Hon. Edward W. Brooke Hon. Margaret M. Heckler Regional Director, North Atlant1c Region PR Mott 9/30/76 State Historic Preservation Officer Mrs. Elizabeth R.
Amadon Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Conmission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 INT: 2950-75 Cardinal McCloskey high school due to decreasing enroliments and in creasing deficits at both schools. AP Photo -) Cove Ships Placed On National Register The battleship. Mas- ships were recommended American World War IT sachusetts, submarine for inclusion by the.com- effort and as a reminder Lionfish and destroyer mission and approval. of an era, not too long ago, Joseph P. Kennedy.Jr., all came from moored at Gary when control of the open Battleship Everhardt, director of the seas was vital to the Cove, have been placed in National Park Service in nation's military power. the: National Register of the United States It' is the official World Hístoric Places, State Department of the InWar; II memorialyof Secretary.
Paul Guzzi, terior: Massachusetts.,: chairman of the Massa- The Massachusetts was The "Lionfish chusetts Historical Com- built in Quincy-in 1939. It -is an example of the standard mission, has announced. is significant for: its fleet-type , submarine The three retired naval associations, withthe which' played/such an important part in the Second World War. Built Immigration Law in Philadelphia and launched on Nov. 7, 1943, it was fitted out at the Altered Radically Portsmouth, N.H., Naval Shipyard and -com- missioned a year later. The Kennedy is im- c.New York Times Service migration quota for portant for the role it WASHINGTON - Just Mexico. before midnight "last The new law rétains the played in the Korean War Wednesday night, same and in the Cuban missile President Ford signed immigration overall annual blockade, as well as for its ceilings strong associations with without.
fanfare a bill established in 1965 effecting the most 170,000* for the Eastern the Kennedy family. The ship was named for sweeping changes.in the Hamisphere and 120,000 the eldest nation's immigration for the son of former Western law's since 1965. ^. ambassador Joseph P Hemisphere. But the and Rose (Fitzgerald) The bill, which will give other differences in status immigration from the Kennedy, a young Navy between the hemispheres aviator who was killed off Western Hemisphere the have been erased the coast of Normandy on same status as that from Under the old law, a secret bombing mission. the Eastern Hemisphere. immigration had. been supported by from the Joseph Jr.'s. brother, Western Hemisphere was Robert F., later a U.S manv Hispanic- on a first-come. Americans. first- Senator from New York, serve basis.
There was no served on the ship as a But the new laws will - sharply reduce the (Continued on Page 6)- (Continued on Page 6) number of Mexicans who The Massachüsetts carried a crew of 2,316 and housed facilities for community life, including a 50-bed hospital, 3 dentist chairs, a large galley. a shoe repair shop, a talloring area, a. soda stand, all presently intact, and armament that: in- cluded nine 16-inch, 45- Ecalibre guns, two spotting planes and two catapults. . In. November of 1942, the Massachusetts served as the flagship of the covering group of Allied ships involved in Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. During this engagement, Big Mamie became the first American ship to fire on the opposing forces when it returned a salvo from the Jean Bart, the newest battleship in the Vichy French navy. The Massachusetts .put the Jean Bart out of action with five direct hits. No.
casualties were reported on the U.S. ship, although it sustained several hits. -Oddly enough, the Mas- sachusetts not only fired the first big naval shot of the Second World War but also the last! Assigned to the Pacific theatre: of war, the bat- tleship took, part in many operations and raids between 1943 and 1945. It fired the last recorded 16- inch shell of World War II at the Japanese island of Honshu. The great ship made its last voyage in June of 1965 when it sailed to Bat- tleship Cove to take up permanent residence as the official World War II memorial of the common- wealth. It contains an illuminated list of heroic war dead and also serves as an educational .re- source. Ships- (Contfnued from Page 1) radarman, and President wa Fiehreldkenne edathe America's:Cup yacht races off Newport in 1962 from the second deck of the ship.!
In 1951, the Kennedy received battle stars for the first UN counter- offensive and for the Com- * munist China spring of- fensive in the Korean war. The "ship also visited Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East for the People to People program and Project Handclasp. In 1962 the Kennedy received worldwide at- tention when she par- ticipated in the Cuban: blockade. Along with the USS Pierce, the Kennedy intercepted, halted and boarded the Russian chartered: freighter Marcula. Decom- missioned - in 1973 and moved to Battleship Cove a year later, it is now used a s an -educational resource and is the of- ficial commonwealth memorial to the dead of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.: The Lionfish joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet on Feb. 5, 1945.
It made two - patrols near -Japanese and is credited with the sinking of an I- class submarine and a 100-ton schooner: At war's Lionfish rejoined the Pacific Reserve Fleet and was. recommissioned for active service in 1951. It operated in the Mediter-' ranean and Atlantic until the end of 1953. From 1959 to 1972, it was used as a training sub and then moved to Battleship Cove. SECTIOM 1-APPLICAXT/RECIPIENT DATA SECTION 11-CERTIFICATION SECTION I1IFEDCRALAGENCY ACTION OMB Approval No. 29-R0218 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 1. TYPE OF PREAPPLICATION ACTION APPLICATION (Mark ap- NOTIFICATION OF INTENT (Cpt.) propriate REPORT OF FEDERAL ACTION 2. APPLI- CANT'S APPLI- CATION Leave Blank -. NUMBER b. DATE Year month day 1977 02 16 3. STATE APPLICA- TION IDENTI- FIER 8. NUMDER 76060709 b. DATE Year month day ASSIGNED 19 76 07 20 4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT a.
Applicant Name : Massachusetts Historical Commission 5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 046-002-284 b. Organization Unit c. Street/P.O. Box : 294 Washington Street -d. City : Boston -. County: Suffolk f. State : Massachusetts g. ZIP Code: 02108 h. Contact Person (Name Elizabeth Reed Amadon, S.H.P.O. 6. PRO. GRAM (From Federal Catalog) -. NUMBER b. TITLE 4 Historic Preservation & telephone No.) : (617) 727-8470 7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT Battlechip Cove: U.S.S. Massachusetts Development Project, Fall River, Bristol County. Renew corroded metals, especially around the foun- dations that attach the radar directors to the Enter appropriate letter vessel. Areas aloft will be repaired to protect che public from hazardous non-tedera. Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Inc. 10.
AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (Names of cities, counties, ESTIMATED NUM- States, etc.) Commonwealth of Massachusetts 5,689,170 13. PROPOSED FUNDING 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF: 8. FEDERAL $ 8,000 .00 a. APPLICANT b. PROJECT b. APPLICANT 16,600 8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENT A-State H-Community Action Agency B-Interstats I- Higher Educational Institution C-Substate J-Indian Tribe District K-Other (Specifv): D-County E-City F-Schacl District G-Special Purpose District 9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE A-Basic Grant D-Insurance B-Supplemental Grant E-Other nter appr C-Loan iate leiter( 12. TYPE OF APPLICATION A-New C-Revision B-Renewal D-Continuation E-Augmentation Enter appropriate letter 15. TYPE OF CHANGE (For 12c or 12e) A-increase -Dellars F-Othar (Specifu) : B-Decrease Dollars C-increase Duration D-Docresse Duration E-Canceliation A e. STATE PROJECT START 17. PROJECT d.
LOCAL .00 DATE Se mona day Montha e. OTHER .00 13. ESTIMATED DATE TO Year month day BE f. SUBMITTED TO 24,600 FEDERAL AGENCY F- 1977 02 16 Enter appro priats letter(e. 1S. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMSER 25-77-01002-00 20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE REQUEST (Name, City, State, ZIP code) National Park Service, Washington D.C. 20240 21. REMARKS ADDED Yes 22. a. To the best ef my knowledge and beliel, b. If required by OMB Circular A-35 this application was submitted, pursuant to in- data in this preappiication/application are structions therein, to appropriate clearingiiouses and all responses Responso attached THE APPLICANT true and correct, the decument has been dulyauthorized by thegovarningbodyof CERTIFIES the applicant and the applicant will comply Office of State Planning THAT- with the attached assurences if the essist- (2) ance is approved. (3) 23. 8.
TYPED NAME AND TITLE CERTIFYING Elizabeth Reed Amadon, Exec. REPRE- SENTATIVE Dir. and S.H.P.O. 24. AGENCY NAME b. SIGNATURE Elz. R.Amadon Department of the Interier 26. ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT National Park Service 27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Grants Administration Div. c. DATE SIGNED Year month day 19 77 02 16 25. APPLICA- Year month day TION RECEIVED 1977 2 24 28. FEDERAL APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION 29. ADDRESS 18th & C Streets NW. 31. ACTICN TAKEN X . AWARDED b. REJECTED -] c. RETURNED FOR AMENDMENT Washington, D.C FUNDING $ 8,000 .00 16,600 .00 .00 .00 20240 Ycar month day 33. ACTION DAE D 19 77 *4 22 35. TION ADDITIONAL INFORMA- Stephen D. Newman (202) 523-5472 - d. DEFERRED -. WITHDRAWN 38. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 ACTION a. FEDERAL b. APPLICANT c. STATE d. LOCAL 0. OTHER f. TOTAL $ 24,600 a. In taking above action, any comments reccivad from clesringhouses were b.
FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL sidered. If apency responso is due under provisions of Part 1, ONI8 Circuiar A-95, (Nume and telsphone no.) it has been or is being made. same as #35 30. FEDERAL GRANT IDENTIFICATION 25-77-01002-00 34. lear month SAETING77 day 4 DATE 22 36. Year month day ENDING DATE 1980 4 21 37. REMARKS ADDED Yes1 E&No 424-101 25-77-01002-00 STANCARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (10-75) Prescribed by GSA, Federal Manegement Cireular 74-7 mJNR Data Sheet NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER J.S.S. Massachusetts OTHER NANES: LOCATION STREET& NUMBERBattleship Cove CITY.
TOWN Fall River CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 10th STATE Massachusetts - VICINITY OF 025 OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) COUNTY Bristol code 005 PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'T MUNICIPAL COUNTY OTHER ADMINISTRATOR(underline) FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : REGION: (CIRCLE) MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURES: CONDITION - INTERIOR EXTERIOR ENVIRONS - Substantially intact-1 _Substantially intact-2 - Substantially intact-3 - unknown - 4 : unknown -6 fot amplicable - 1 - not applicable - 8 Not applicable-9 not intact -Interior, exterior, environs not intact-o .EXCELLENT LGOOD -FAIR _DETERIORATED UNALTERE _RUINS ALTEREI _UNEXPOSED -Reconstructed OBIGINAL SITE ZMOVED - Unknown _Unexcavater _Excavated ACCESS - Yes-restricted historic district? Unknown YES WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? IF YES,. NAME: NO WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK?
IF YES, NAME: YES ADAPTIVE USE: YES NO Saved ?
YES NO FUNCTION (S): (use vocabulary words) then- ship now- ship SIGNIFICANCE: -ARCHEOLUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY HISTORIC AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE -ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS Claims _CONSERVATION _ECONOMICS -EDUCATION _ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION _INDUSTRY _INVENTION _LANDSCAPE ARCH'TECTURE -LAW/Gov't/politics 18LMTETATURE _MUSIC _PHILOSOPHY -POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _RELIGION _SCIENCE SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN *_TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY)* _entertainment health _recreation -settlement _socio/cultural _urban & commun planning "first" YES NO "oldest'2 YES NO "only" YES NO DATE: Revlewer 815 16 INITIALS: D6 DOE LSEP 3 0 1976 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: architect/m.builder: landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: ETHNIC GROUP: NAMES: (label role & appropriate date) personal events engineer: artist/artisan: builder/contractor: DATES: institutional DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Specific date or 1/4 of century): 1939 DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : /941- 1965 SOURCE: (OF NOMINATION) PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV"T MUNICIPAL COUNTY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY: ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) N/A COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) steel locintin: batteoh, stncnia tenkicad deck, 680 pl lay, 108 f widi, at extreme beengy Ä' 3l dift; srigindl armanent enicluded y 16|" 45-calibes guera, 20 t" 5t-caliba guna, 15 paadryple 4o mm.
anti Zaicioft quns, a catapuet, aud a kinfiote apotting folases; oiginllyeriladed commpaate Yacltin entladapn5o-bed sspital; under seotnatingto to SIGNIFICANCE®(maximum two sentences) Lemosactuatte wa te flegsnip for tu covering graye of allied shipa involved in Opesctimn Torck, the vrivanion o Noitk Aflica; sndan latt pantijpated in many spuctiono ni Yle Paclir thate Gcte 1943 and
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