The history about the USS New Jersey (BB-62) include its "Marianas Turkey Shoot" service during World War II, its role as the only active U.S. battleship providing gunfire support in the Vietnam War, its service in the Korean War, its service during the Lebanese Civil War, and its decommissioning and subsequent transformation into a museum ship in Camden, New Jersey, where visitors can explore its history through oral histories and exhibits. #reeloftheday #reelslovers #reelitfeelit #reelkarofeel

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

24K views · 55 reactions | USS New Jersey BB-62 enters dock 3 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard March 2024 #military #navy #battleship | MilitaryPhotoDepot | Facebook

38K views · 260 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

#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