Massachusetts (Battleship : BB-2)
Biography
The USS Massachusetts (BB-2) was an early pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1896 as part of the Navy's first generation of modern steel capital ships designed for coastal defense and fleet engagement. SHe operated primarily in the North Atlantic Squadron and later the Atlantic Fleet, participating in training exercises and gunnery practice. By the time of World War I, Massachusetts was already obselete and had been decommissioned in 1910, after which she was used as a target ship and ultimately sunk.
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Chester W. Nimitz Personal Writings
The Chester W. Nimitz Personal Writings comprises correspondence from 1893 to 1911, documenting his early life, education at the United States Naval Academy, and early naval service aboard several vessels. The collection also includes notebooks and textbooks from his time at the Naval Academy.