 After the United States entered World War I Massachusetts was recommissioned for the final time on 9 June 1917 . She was used by Naval Reserve gun crews for gunnery training in Block Island Sound until 27 May 1918 . The battleship was then redeployed to serve as a heavy gun target practice ship near Chesapeake Bay until the end of World War I. Massachusetts returned to Philadelphia on 16 February 1919 . She was decommissioned for the final time on 31 March 1919 , after being re @-@ designated “ Coast Battleship Number 2 ” two days earlier so her name could be reused for Massachusetts ( BB @-@ 54 ) . 
