Summary and Key Points: The future USS Massachusetts (SSN-798), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, experienced delays in its delivery schedule, pushing its expected entry into ...

The centerpiece of Battleship Cove, the USS Massachusetts, was built at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy in 1939. She was commissioned in 1942, joining a Navy still reeling from an attack at Pearl ...

Canfield was a boatswain’s mate first class aboard the USS Massachusetts. He drew cartoons for the ship’s semi-monthly newspaper, The Bay Stater. After leaving the Navy, ...

The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was authorized in 1890 and commissioned six years later.In addition to barely being able to head out to sea, her turrets lacked counterweights, and if both of her then ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office is set to announce Wednesday the state’s newest namesake, a nuclear attack submarine, the USS Massachusetts, to be commissioned, or put into active service in ...

USA Today named the top museums in America on Wednesday, part of its 2025 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and three of the No. 1 museums are located in Massachusetts.. Concord Museum in Concord ...

The USS Amesbury traveled to Korea and China and was equipped with a five-inch turret gun and three twin-mount, 40 mm antiaircraft guns, the sanctuary said. In 1946, the ship was retired from ...

Or maybe you feel like touring the Old North Church in Boston, building the USS Constitution using Legos or attending a Bugs Bunny cartoon festival — the possibilities are many. Here are some ideas: ...

Keeping with naming trends, the vessel, which will be known as the USS Massachusetts, is the ninth Navy ship to be named in recognition of the state. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

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.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — When the future USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) is completed -- hopefully in 2024 -- it will become the Navy's 25th Virginia-class submarine. It's a product that has stood the ...