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
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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
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The USS New Jersey (BB-62) provided crucial naval gunfire support in Vietnam, firing its massive 16-inch guns to support Marines, destroy enemy positions in the jungle (like tunnels), clear landing zones, and disrupt North Vietnamese forces, making it the only U.S. battleship to do so during the war, earning its nickname "Big J" for its powerful, accurate, and continuous support, often devastating enemy strongholds. Spotter planes guided shells, allowing the battleship to hit targets deep inland
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The USS New Jersey (BB-62) provided crucial naval gunfire support in Vietnam, firing its massive 16-inch guns to support Marines, destroy enemy positions in the jungle (like tunnels), clear landing zones, and disrupt North Vietnamese forces, making it the only U.S. battleship to do so during the war, earning its nickname "Big J" for its powerful, accurate, and continuous support, often devastating enemy strongholds. Spotter planes guided shells, allowing the battleship to hit targets deep inland
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It's National New Jersey Day. The state's namesake USS New Jersey (BB-62) is the most decorated battleship is U.S. Navy history. This is the "Black Dragon" firing broadsides off the coast of Korea in 1952. After being decommissioned in 1991, the ship became a museum in Camden. #NationalNewJerseyDay | U.S. Naval Institute
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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
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