SSN - 798
Meet the USS
Massachusetts
The USS MASSACHUSETTS (SSN 798) Commissioning Committee is a non-profit public charity organized under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) and is working in collaboration with the Massachusetts Bay Council of the Navy League and the Battleship Cove Foundation in Fall River. While the U.S. Navy funds the actual formal ceremony, planning for the other events as part of the commissioning celebration is the responsibility of the Commissioning Committee. It's funded through charitable donations from corporations that contributed toward the construction of the ship as well as members of the host city.
Our Mission
The commissioning ceremony is a time-honored event in the life of every U.S. Navy ship. Dignitaries, honored guests, and the general public are invited to a ceremony steeped in tradition in which the vessel becomes a United States Ship and its Commanding Officer and crew formally come aboard and bring the ship to life.
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Serve as the State’s agent for the planning, funding, and the production of U.S. Navy ship commissioning activities according to Navy and Secretary of the Navy Regulation
2
Implementing a sustainable program so that the first and future crews and families of our namesake experience sustainable support from residents and friends of the USS Massachusetts
3
Provide a statewide outreach of social, interactive, and educational activities that uphold the bond between the people of Massachusetts and the sailors who serve in the USS MASSACHUSETTS
Donation Tiers
Your contributions matter! All donations are put towards the actual construction of the submarine, but the ability to throw celebratory events and host crew and their families for the commissioning ceremony in 2025.
Ambassador Tier
100,000+
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$
12 USS Massachusetts T-shirts and/or ball caps
Two facing pages recognition in Commissioning Program
Recognition on website
10 matched coin sets with wood base
10 invitations to Friday afternoon VIP Reception (4–6pm)
10 VVIP section seats at the Commissioning Ceremony
10 invitations to Pre-ceremony Breakfast (Saturday 7–9am)
10 invitations to Friday evening Commissioning Reception (6–9pm)
1 commemorative Naval Deck Clock
1 Commemorative Constitution Clock
1 Ship’s Bell 6” Brass Clock
1 Plaque
Susan B. Anthony Tier
15,000
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