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"Charlie Love Five Five" – USS Cleveland (CL-55), nickname refers to the ship's hull symbol, CL-55. "Cheer Up Ship" – USS Nevada (BB-36) "Chesapeake Raider" – USS Wyoming (BB-32), nickname given after frequent sightings of the ship in the Chesapeake Bay during World War Two. "Christmas Anthem" – HMS Chrysanthemum; humorous malapropism
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]
The new USS New Jersey is the third Navy vessel to bear the state's name. The first, BB-16, was a battleship that served in World War I before being sunk in a bombing test.
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 ...
The new USS New Jersey is prepared to continue the legacy of the ships with the same name that preceded it, being now the most complex warfare machine ever built in the U.S. said the vessel's ...
The USS New Jersey was the first submarine in the U.S. Navy's fleet designed specifically with women in mind.
USS New Jersey may refer to one of the following ships of the United States Navy named after the U.S. state of New Jersey: USS New Jersey (BB-16), a battleship commissioned in 1906, decommissioned in 1920, and sunk in 1923 in bombing tests; USS New Jersey (BB-62), a battleship commissioned in 1943, seeing service in World War II, Korean War ...
The New Jersey "played a role in every major amphibious invasion after 1943" in the Pacific Theater, including Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, says the memorial's website.