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Boy Scout Troop 21 visited Battleship Cove recently. Peter A. Lombardo photo.

 

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Recently, Boy Scout Troop 21, of Putnam spent the night on board the famous USS Massachusetts also known as “Big Mamie.” 

The Scouts made the trip to Battleship Cove, in Fall River, to explore the world’s largest collection of historic U.S. naval ships, including the battleship Massachusetts, destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., submarine Lionfish, PT Boats 617 and 796, and the Russian missile corvette Hiddensee.

Scouts, their parents and adult leaders bunked aboard Big Mamie on April 1, followed the next day by a knot tying class, a living history presentation and a Morse code class.

“This is amazing. Ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted to see a battleship,” said Bruce Burr, adult guardian for one of the Scouts. “Aircraft carriers are great but when you see a battleship it embodies all the strength and greatness of America.”