Battleship Cove - The world's largest collection of World War II naval vessels!

In this video, we visited Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA. Anyone with even a passing interest in Naval History will find something fascinating here! You can explore most areas on all of the ships, and interactive displays throughout show the history of the various vessels, ranging from the massive USS Massachusetts to the submarine USS Lionfish.
Battleship Cove
5 Water St
Fall River, MA 02721
www.battleshipcove.org/
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www.battleshipcove.org/
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[@zeus6793]

I grew up in Somerset, right across the river from Battleship Cove, where the Big Mamie is docked. When I was a kid, back in the 70s, it was the only ship there. It was cool watching them add one ship after the other. Anyway, my brothers and I knew the ship so well, that our mom used to drop us off at the ship while she did some errands in Fall River (the city where Battleship Cove is). We ran all over that ship, along with other kids, and it was just awesome. I shot down a whole bunch of planes, in my little kid's fantasies, with the deck guns that back then actually moved with the little wheels. I'm smiling ear to ear just remembering my love of the Big Mamie.

[@h3adsh0t720]

You got me with the "where many a cub scout has spent an overnight trip" I very distinctly remember my troops overnight on the USS Massachusetts and I have been eager to get back ever since!

[@maxkronader5225]

2-3 hours? Sounds like the sort of place I'd like to spend 2-3 weeks! 😁

[@robertgentile7198]

I HAD MY RETIREMENT CEREMONY FROM THE NAVY ON BOARD THE USS MASSACHUSETTS ON NOVEMBER 29TH 1999!

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Congratulations!😊

[@cpresuttis]

Used to stay over on the Massachusetts durring cub scouts shit was so fun to stay at

[@benjaminrush4443]

Great Place to visit. Massachusetts is such a great ship and saw plenty of action in WW II. Thanks.

[@maxxcherry6955]

I actually learned something worth while today. Thank you !

[@newenglandescapades9157]

Excellent! Thanks for watching!

[@philcole5523]

I've actually been there and how to look at the ships in there when I was visiting America was travelling around America I went to see a lot of battleships and other War 2 stuff it is a great museum to go and visit when I was in the United States

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I haven't been to Battleship Cove since Covid began. But before that, we've gone since I was a kid. Even before they acquired the Hiddensee. When we last went in 2018, the Kennedy's engine rooms were closed for restoration, and the Hiddensee was badly run down.

[@judahschenk2904]

i remember going to this while in cub scouts i was 7

[@robandcheryls]

I wish this area was closer. (West coast 🇨🇦, on an island)

[@bobh64]

The Corvette has since been scrapped by the navy it was falling apart rapidly.

[@Train115]

It was sold for scrap, was not falling apart. It was in poor shape. The US Navy hasn't owned it for decades now.

[@paulprovenzano3755]

“Two or three hours?“ that wouldn’t do me for the day. That probably would be about enough for one ships’ worth.

[@newenglandescapades9157]

Oh, totally! We just try to give estimates for families that may have younger children. Adults could spend days.

[@verdant2215]

pt boat 309 in the pacific war museum in tx is a restored ww2 pt boat. that makes 3 not just 2

[@newenglandescapades9157]

Good to know! Thanks for the heads up.

[@richarddoig1865]

There were several variations of PT boats. He said only 2 restored like the one Kennedy was on, but it is possible for it to be a WW2 PT boat, but not the same model. Most were wooden, but a few were aluminum, and there were several variations of the wooden ones. I had a phase when I was a kid where I was very into PT boats. I was on one that had been converted to a fishing boat, but haven’t been on a restored one. I know there’s one in New Orleans as well. Someday…

[@mikemccutcheon8372]

Buffalo has a pt ?

[@user-ll9zd2dh6h]

Haw,the scouts stay overnight and have fire extinguisher fights and other mayhem.Scoutmasters bunk in officers quarters and drink beer

[@bigdmac33]

Does the USS Eldridge make an appearance at all?? 😉

[@ExUSSailor]

Why are all the vessels so neglected, and, looking so poor?

[@whyjnot420]

1) They are museums, not active ships. 2) You know that it takes several tons of paint (literally) just to put a single coat on the decks and bulkheads of BB-59 alone. 3) Money. 4) New England weather. 5) Saltwater environment of Narragansett Bay (Mount Hope Bay is part of Narragansett Bay, but is at the mouth of the Taunton River, which is a tidal river, so the water is likely brackish, but I could be wrong about that, in any case you still would have the salt air from the bay)

[@brianc9642]

They don’t have hundreds of captive swabbies on board to assign to the task, and that’s just for painting and keeping the decks kept up. The other 1000 men were doing other jobs.

[@tonymanero5544]

It cost $25 to $100 million to keep the hull stable. $25 million if the museum do it every 25 years, and $100 million like the USS Texas because it hasn’t been dry docked for maintenance for about 40 years.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

ExUSSailor, you must have been combat arms in the army prior.

[@PHDarren]

"The world's largest collection of World War II naval vessels!" Nope.... you have 2 ships that served in WWII, USS Massachusetts and USS Lionfish. All of the others are post WWII service ships. The Battleship Memorial Park in Alabama also has two genuine WWII ships. USS Alabama and USS Drum. The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park also has 2 genuine WWII ships, USS Little Rock and USS The Sullivans. Patriots Point South Carolina also has 2 genuine WWII ships, USS Yorktown and USS Laffey. So not the largest and not unique either.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

So stunning and brave!

[@Train115]

It is however the largest collection of naval vessels in the country. Though maybe not anymore since they scrapped Hiddensee.