U.S.S. New Jersey BB-62 1982 Activation
Feb 25, 2023 09:27:34 #
Long Beach, California was the scene in 1982 when the Big J was put back into commission.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
Feb 25, 2023 09:53:46 #
Feb 25, 2023 09:58:52 #
Great view and time capsule! There's a utube channel that follows / documents the ongoing care for the New Jersey, now a museum ship across the river from downtown Philadelphia. See channel @BattleshipNewJersey (Ryan Szimanski, Director of Education & Curatorial Affairs) and / or www.BattleshipNewJersey.org
Feb 25, 2023 10:00:24 #
Pixelmaster wrote:
Long Beach, California was the scene in 1982 when the Big J was put back into commission.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
My husband and my son were in the Navy on carriers.Feb 25, 2023 10:00:48 #
Feb 25, 2023 10:33:46 #
The history of the 4 Iowa class battleships (Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin) is definitively worth pursuing. The Wisconsin and Missouri actually participated in the Gulf War in 1991 before being deactivated.
Feb 25, 2023 11:48:22 #
Feb 25, 2023 15:12:40 #
The New Jersey fired over our heads from off the coast of the South China Sea when I was in VietNam in 68-69.
Feb 25, 2023 16:36:27 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Great view and time capsule! There's a utube channel that follows / documents the ongoing care for the New Jersey, now a museum ship across the river from downtown Philadelphia. See channel @BattleshipNewJersey (Ryan Szimanski, Director of Education & Curatorial Affairs) and / or www.BattleshipNewJersey.org
I live west of Philly and I plan to visit her this spring. I happened to be driving home from work (Newark De.) going north on I-495 where it passes close to the river, and there she was being towed to her final berth. It was about 3 hours earlier than expected, so there was a lot of unhappy folks who had planned to watch her come in from this great vantage point.
Feb 26, 2023 05:52:45 #
Pixelmaster wrote:
Long Beach, California was the scene in 1982 when the Big J was put back into commission.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
Feb 26, 2023 05:53:26 #
Feb 26, 2023 06:22:48 #
Pixelmaster wrote:
Long Beach, California was the scene in 1982 when the Big J was put back into commission.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
Feb 26, 2023 06:45:08 #
Feb 26, 2023 07:23:35 #
Feb 26, 2023 09:26:08 #
Pixelmaster wrote:
Long Beach, California was the scene in 1982 when the Big J was put back into commission.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
This was the view just before the new crew was about to activate the ship.
I will try to visit it this summer, it isn't far from where I live. This is a nice shot; the angle is perfect to tell the story and show the battleship's name.
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