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Lee and Karen Duquette and Ilse
Blahak
at Fall River Heritage State Park and Battleship Cove
with five National Historic Landmarks - ships
in Fall River, Massachusetts
"This fleet symbolizes the American sacrifices made in the defense
of freedom"
July 10, 2024
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Free Parking was available to all museum
guests. |
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Below ONE big round circle
on the ground, photographed from each of its four angles. |
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Below: Three signs about September 2001 |
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Below: The Gift Shop at Battleship Cove |
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Below: Walking the path by
the Battleship Cove gift shop towards the ship, there were lots of informative
signs to read and sites to ponder, starting with the Landing Craft that
helped win WWII. |
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Conveniently
located here are five National Historic Landmarks.
(1) Battleship Massachusetts,
(2) Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.,
(3) Attack Submarine Lionfish,
(4 - 5) and PT Boats 617 and 796.
Individually, each ship represents different moments in history and
technical achievements.
And ALL ARE SHOWN BELOW IN ORDER OF THIS LIST |
(1) Battleship Massachusetts,
BR-59 |
Below: Lee and
Karen Duquette plus Ilse Blahak prepared to go on board the USS Massachusetts.
This ship went through 35 battles in WWII, gunned down 39 aircraft and
5 ships, yet never lost a man in combat.
History: In 1942. the dark stain of Fasism threatened
to swallow the globe whole. But streaking east from America was the
mst powerful fighting vessel in the world, the USS Massachusetts. It
raced to North africa, and bristling with guns, she cast a menacing
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Below Ilse Blahak and Lee Duquette studied
the information about the USS Massachusetts (BB59) Propeller |
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Below: Signs on the side of the USS Massachusetts |
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The USS Massachusetts commanded the guns
that fired the fist and last American sixteen-inch shells in battle
during WWII. |
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Below: The ships mess hall |
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(2) Destroyer
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. - DD850 |
It is the
only American vessel to board a Soviet-chartered vessel during the 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis., It also served as a Space Capsule recovery vessel
for the Gemini Program. It earned two battle stars in the Korean War.
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Below: Although they did NOT
get to go on board the USS Kennedy, DD-850, Karen Duquette took photos
of her. |
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(3) Attack
Submarine Lionfish - SS 298 |
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The USS Lionfish plus a nearby torpedo
submarine |
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(4 and 5) - PT Boats |
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Below: More things inside the Museum |
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Below: Introduction to PT (Patrol Torpedo)
Boats |
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Below: Close-up photos of the parts of
the P.T. Boat section shown above. |
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Below: Vietnam Helicopter
War - showcasing the restored UH-1 "Huey" Iroquos and AH-1
"Huey" Cobro. Both helicopters served in the Vietnam War and
have been restored to their combat appearance as a tribute to those
who served. |
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