 In November 1998 , Massachusetts was closed to the public in advance of her planned departure for Boston , where she was scheduled to undergo an overhaul . She departed on her 300 @-@ mile ( 480 km ) trip to the capital at 06 : 30 4 November 1998 with a tug boat moving her under the Braga , Mt . Hope and Newport Bridges , then up the coast to Boston . She arrived 7 November and entered Boston 's Drydock Number 3 , where an inspection determined the battleship was in need of additional steel plating along her hull at the water line to protect against sea water corrosion . In addition , the survey also located leaking rivets and identified a need to remove two of the battleship 's propellers for repair purposes . For the next four months Massachusetts underwent repairs to correct these problems , including the addition of nearly 225 @,@ 000 pounds ( 102 @,@ 000 kg ) of steel to her hull and the addition of a compound known as Red Hand <unk> to encase and protect the hull against further deterioration . In March 1999 Massachusetts emerged from her dry docking period and returned under tow to Battleship Cove , arriving at her berth at 15 : 30 13 March 1999 to a crowd of citizens , dignitaries , veterans , and civic officials . 
