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    TOPDR/\WINGS mT | WITOLD KOSZELA ae e it - XV CO eae eee) KAGERO Witold Koszela The Battleship dung the worl war we I as ul at Fore River Quincy) hip in Massachusetts in 1939-1942 period and was one ofthe four South Dakota type butteships. The crew serving on USS "Massachusetts humerous nickname ther Ship the"Big Mamie. Bling process started on uly 1939, the launching took pace on the 23 of September 1981 The godmother ofthe ship was a formers Navy Secretary Charles Francs Adams vie. The equpoing took more than half of year and on 12th of May 1240 the unit was itodced into the sence. Te fest commander ofthe ship was captain Francis EM. Whiting, Service of USS"Wassachusets rom the beginning eemed with intresting evens ‘Mer Frishng al tess, tals and cew trains the ship ket home waters in October 1942, tasassqned to imasin feet formed for securing te aiding of aed forces inn ica, This is when the ship gained its fame ater winning the bate with unfinished French battleship ean Bart stationed in por of Casablanca. The damage caused by Uss"Massachusets asso severe that French unt was neverfnshedand dite the operational service. During that ight ular ship also caused alot of damageto the pot’ infasructure and damaged some vanspor units. The crucial event of unis service was the batle wih group of French warships which managed to escape om Casablanca ‘Massachusetts together with assisting cuss sunkthe French cruiser"Pimauguet'as well astwo destoersBoulonnasand "Fouguew another one -"Mal' - was severely damaged. Thebateship ook futher service onthe Pacic wats, quickly becoming the “workhorse ofthe fet tock pan dzens of ferent operations against Japanese feces US Masachusetspartcpatedin countess exons cares supported the forces landings wth its gurs, covered the convoyswththe AA fir. The bateship repeatedly shelled the Japanese postions ~ mary of them on home islands, Frits service the unit was awarded wth elven Bate Stars gaining the abel remarkably ‘meted bateship during the ight agains Japan ‘Mterthe wa the ship cantina its service on Pali for shot ptiod oftime In ‘March 1947 was vansfeed tothe Atlantic Reserve leet based in Nook where t stayed unt Ane 1962 Onthat earth unt was schaged fom the USNaw.Ongrally there wasa plan to send the battleship tothe capyardbutthankstotheeffonsaf wat veterans and Massachusets tat inhabitants the deserved unit was saved. In the year 1965 the battleship was moved to Fall River where after proper ‘aptaton and tating the garden of remembrance offal WW2 soldiers nas (open for tours. Today the ship is permanently anchored in Battleship Cove - place known as the biggest cluster of monument shi It grouped with USS oseoh Kennedy, destroyer and USS "Loni submarine. USS"Massachusetsis preserved in mint condtion adits the great rec which allows the visors to eel thestenathof the unit and gett know the armament, ‘echtectue and construction of WW2erabatlesins. T: /Amescanbatleship USS “Massachusets'ls one ofthe best known unis of i mera pancerik USS Massachusets't jeden 2 bari ananychoketow tej ay olvesu I wojny Swiatowe}Jenosthebudowan w stocan Fore Fiver 9 Quincy w sane Masachuset watch 1939-1942 yl Jednym 2 cerech anced zalzanch do ypu South Dakota 2toga USS, Massachusetts artic racy sot one Big Mamie" “eg budowozpacztow pc 1839/0hy, a edowani padcras eeegohonory ‘math ctvaesine| pena 2on beg sekretarza maryark Chala Francia Adams, mito mice 23 wren 194 roku race wyposazeriowetwalyponad pérokui 12 ‘maj 1942 roku let zstal wcelony do shy. (Obonazh pienzego dowédey pen komandor Fancs EM. Whiting Skitba ss, Massachusetsw szeegach US Navy niemal od samego pocat obfitowala wcickane vydrznia, Po zakoicen waekego odzaiu px, estéw oraz shoe zalog oe epulc padierhu 1942 oka maclezste wedy tym prea de ety invazyne lrmowane|w cela Zabezpeceenia gdowania woskalanckich wAyee Palnoene, To wtedy okt skal naj slave stacaiac nyc bz praebywalaeym wCazablancenieuloczonym fancuskim panceiiem Jean Bat’ c2nige na Wspo mnianym olrece sereguszkodze niepacwajacych najego vkoscenie daca \wojenna sb Podcaspowazorych da pancerikogniem swoich al poz rng szetegznisaczev porcie ushadzajacpraebywjae wim stat tansportowe, Wairym wydarzniem byl tate btwa podczas Ge) Massachusets waz210- waszyszaeyi mame kas krazoamkazaatakowal gupefiancuskich oie, lay pomimo prowatzonego oss ud se wydosaé 2 port odczasstoczonego pojedynku Ameykanom udlosiezatoi rgomrik Pima vet oraz nsazyciele Bolonnas I Fouguewy; a nisczyel Mai zstal poweie szodzry ‘Dalsza wojenra shu panceik peli nawodch Pay bardzo sybko staae sigtw oni robace crest diesithach rinago rodzaju opera skier amc precnko som japoiskim. kit wykonalnieziczong oi adafcwazanych skort ltnsoncéu, wspierlogriem saych dial desanty,ubezpieca kanwoje |zapewnialachrone pz nlc wogieo trict Pacerikwisokotie ost lal japrskie pay, tym wile naujgcych sera wyspach mackzystyh, Za ‘soja wojrng sub oli asta nagrodzonyedenasioma Bate tas2skuAc min Jadot wile zaluzone|w wace2 parca. Po zkorzeniu dan wojenrych to ennyruawalsbe na Paci Wmarcu 1947 roku zostapraeriecry do Aasic Reserve let azaw Norfok odie pxostonal 38d ceca 19620 ied to 20 eon zstanuUS Navy Perwetieplanowano stirowa¢ org do toc lomonelecz poste min, przez wojennych weteranow I meszkahctw sana Massachusetts dralana pazwoly uatowatzastonajedros W 1965 roku pancerik ost sprowadzany do al vex ge po odode) adapta ogloszenis go miicem pari po poleahich w woe Siatove ota Udostepriony do zwar (kre dod posta na stale zakorwczory w Batleship Cove -miescuzanym Jako najvihse skpiskozabythomchokgtow ade ujago boku w bls ogo _ajdua se minrisacayi USS Joseph Kennedy, powodny USS Lonfsh Zachowanywrienaganny tare LSS Massachusetts estes parila parita 2 czas wojy, pazwaacg na zapazani sez potgga pancerikich urbrojeniem, boadow i architelu, The Battleship USS Massachusetts + Witold Koszela First edition / Wydanie pierwsze « LUBLIN 2017 + ISBN 978-83-65437-58-7 Distribution /Dystrybuce: Kage ‘torial Ofce Marketing /Redakcla Marketing: Kegero Publishing, = wukageropt veal kagerookagerop, maretingokageronl 100, os. Borek, Turk, 20-258 Lublin 62, Poland, phone/fax +48 81 501 21 05 Battleship USS” Massachusetts" technical data Dane taktyezno-technicane pancernika USS, Massachusetts Toad Foe ive, Quin Soca Fore River, Quin Type South Dakota Typ South Dakota “wn unis "South Dakota indiana ecnost blaze South Dakota diana Abarat Hull number 3359 Numer a 5850 Laying down 2oth of uy 1559 oldenie steph 20ipcs 1391, ‘Launching 231d of Sepiember 1941 Wedowarie 2B weeinia 194i Commissioning T2thof May 1982 ‘eile do sy 12mg 1982 Decommsioning 27th of March 1987 Przeniesienie do rzen 27 marc 1947 Snuckofcharge sof une 1962 “Shreeri 2estanu fa 1 caerwca1962 Sanda displacement (155), 352001 ‘ypornogéstandardowa 1385) 35 2001 Fullspacernent (1945) 444001 Wiypornodé pena (1945) 444001 Toa iength 20751 Dlugotecalkowita 2075 Beam 30m Sreokose 330m ‘Maamam aah 103m Zanurenie waksyalne 103m Propulsion 3 Babcok & Wicoxs balers 4 Genera) Neped ‘kot Babcok A Wcox 4 zespohy turin Electrics turbine unis General Bectc Teal power nstled 1350004? ‘Tama mecmany 133 c00K04 Number of srens 4 Liczba sub napedouych a ‘Maximum speed 270 Predkosé maksymaina 27w ange 17 cGONMat 1S Zasgg phywana 17000 Mm przy pred 15 ws 00m 600M a 25k pray prekotci 25 ‘Armour ‘Opancerzenie Hull Kadlub Bak adam Pancer bur om Lower ba 22mm ‘Dona creié pancerzabuowego 22mm Upper deck 38m Pollad 38mm Main deck 127+ 19mm Poll gn 127+ 15mm Lower deck Term Pollad do Tem Transvese bulkheads 287 avn ‘rods poperecme 287 mm Main artillery turets Wiete artyleri glowne) Forward plates Sam Scary przcdrie Sam Side plates 241 mm Scanyboczne 24 mm ear plates 05mm Scary ine 305mm Tops Team Dacty gem Barbettes Barbet Tothe man decklevl Eset (Do poser poked iownegs 439-255 mm To the lower deckevel 38mm ‘Do paso pokladu dolego 38 ‘Command pos. ‘Stanowisko dowodzenia Side plates emm Scary boczne win Foor 102mm Podioga 102m Top Team ‘ach ieamm ‘Armament (1942), Uxbrojenie (1942) Seca 6 mm GUNS Dal 406 mm 200

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