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One of USS New Jersey's original gun barrels from 1943 to 1954 now sits on the northwest corner of the Marine Parade Grounds alongside Broad Street and Intrepid Avenue in Philadelphia. Another original gun barrel is located in Camden, next to USS New Jersey, and a third is on display in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. A propeller is on display in ...
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USS New Jersey (SSN-796), a Block IV Virginia-class submarine, is the third United States Navy vessel named for the state of New Jersey. The first two New Jerseys were battleships BB-16 and BB-62. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name for the third New Jersey on 25 May 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey. [5] [6] [7]
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After being on and off the Naval Registry for another seven years, the battleship was approved by the United States Congress to be swapped with USS Iowa on the Naval Registry. [3] [4] USS New Jersey was slated to go to one of three sites in New Jersey: Bayonne, Jersey City, or Camden which would be chosen by the Battleship Commission. On ...
USS New Jersey commanding officer Steve Halle is interviewed near the boat Friday, September 13, 2024. ... The USS New Jersey has a 131-member crew, 29 of them women, according to the roster of ...
Position of USS Iowa's Turret Two. On 19 April 1989, an explosion occurred within the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) during a fleet exercise in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico. [1] The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret ...
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Residents in the Philadelphia area are about to see a rare site — a battleship floating down the Delaware River. The USS New Jersey is scheduled to move from its dock in ...