The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was built at Philadelphia and launched June 10, 1893. The Indiana-class battleship was 351 feet long, had a beam of more than 69 feet, drew 24 feet of water and ...

However, it could be argued that the USS Massachusetts‘ greatest success was in 1921, when she was scuttled in shallow water off Pensacola, Florida, and used as a target for experimental artillery.

On June 8, 1861, the Massachusetts arrived at Key West, Fla., and the following day captured the British blockade runner Perthshire loaded with a cargo of valuable cotton near Pensacola.