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USS New Jersey BB-62 on March 27Th 2024 Returns to the same dry dock she was launched from at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 7, 1942. #military #usnavy | MilitaryPhotoDepot

After being mothballed in 1969, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was recommissioned in 1982. This TV news segment shows the 16" guns being fired for the first time in 13 years. Watch for Navy Secretary John Lehman's reaction to the blast. #FirepowerFriday | U.S. Naval Institute

Watch the USS New Jersey battleship take the first leg of its journey along the Delaware River. This is the first time (BB-62) has left its Camden dock in decades. The first stop for the battleship is the Paulsboro Marine Terminal, where the ship will be ballasted, or balanced to prepare for dry docking. The second leg of its journey will be completed next week when it is moved from Paulsboro to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. It’s expected to undergo two months of renovations. | NJ.com

USS New Jersey BB-62 enters dock 3 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard March 2024 #military #navy #battleship | MilitaryPhotoDepot

38K views · 261 reactions | Climb aboard and explore the 887-foot USS New Jersey (BB-62), the most decorated battleship in U.S. history.  @andremalok #nj #newjersey #camdennj #ussnewjersey #usnavy #navy #usmilitary #battleship #camden | NJ.com | Facebook

210K views · 2.3K reactions | #OTD in 1968, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was recommissioned after spending ten and half years in the "mothball fleet" in Bayonne. Six month later, the New Jersey began to conduct shore bombardment in Vietnam. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook