Commissioned in 1896, the USS Massachusetts was once hailed as a symbol of American naval power,but its troubled service history quickly earned it a reputation as one of the worst battleships ever ...

The First USS Massachusetts: The Worst Ever Though a “battleship” in name with heavy armor and ordnance, the Indiana -class pre-dreadnought was designed for coastal defense.

USS Massachusetts will be the 22nd Virginia-class submarine to enter the Navy. Nearly 380 feet long, Virginia Class submarines carry crews of more than 130 and reach speeds of more than 25 knots.

USS Massachusetts, third of the class, was commissioned in May 1942, and five months later joined Operation Torch, the U.S. invasion of French North Africa.