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07-17-02, 07:19 AM #1
Voyage of the Battleship New Jersey
Here are two websites, that will take you on a journey of the most decorated Battleship in Navy History....
http://www.battleship-newjersey.org/
http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/index.cfm
USS New Jersey Fact Sheet
USS New Jersey Ship’s Data
Launched, December 7, 1942
Commissioned, May 23, 1943
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Battleship (BB) Class: IOWA
USS Iowa (BB-61), USS New Jersey (BB-62), USS Missouri (BB-63),
USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
Displacement: 45,000 tons standard, 54,889 tons to waterline
Length: 887-feet 7-inches
Beam: 108-feet 1-inch
Draft at full load: 38-feet
Speed: 33+ knots
(Amendment: Retired Rear Admiral J. Edward Snyder, Captain of the USS NEW JERSEY from April, 1968 to August, 1969, informs us that for a time in 1968, BB-62's displacement varied between 60-65,000 tons, and her full load draft was 41 feet.)
Boilers: Eight Babcock & Wilcox express type, steam pressure 634 lbs.per sq.in.
Turbines: Four Westinghouse
Propellers: all four manufactured by Philadelphia Navy Yard
Total Shaft Horsepower: 212,000
Righthand inboard: five blades - 53,000 shaft horsepower
Righthand outboard: four blades - 53,000 shaft horsepower
Lefthand inboard: five blades - 53,000 horsepower
Lefthand outboard - four blades 53,000 horsepower
Armament:
- Nine 16-inch/50caliber guns in three triple turrets
- Twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual purpose guns in ten twin mounts
Armament (cont'd):
- Sixty-four 40-mm. anti-aircraft guns in 16 quadruple mounts, later increased to eighty guns in 20 mounts until all were removed in 1967-68 modernization
- Forty-nine 20-mm. anti-aircraft guns, increased during WWII to fifty-seven, all but a few removed during 1947-48 inactivation, and all removed in 1952
Anchors: Each anchor is the stockless bower type weighing 30,000 pounds; each chain is 187 fathoms (1,122 feet) long, including the outboard swivel shot
Aircraft:
1943-45: Three Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes
1945-47: Two Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplanes
1951-53: One Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter
1983+ : One Kaman SH-2 Seasprite helicopter
Modernization During 1981-82
Eight armored box launchers for 32 Tomahawk cruise missles
Four quadruple canister launchers for 16 Harpoon anti-ship missles
Four Vulcan/Phalanx weapon systems for aircraft/missle defense
Advanced commnications systems, air-search radar
Aviation facilities: enlarged helicopter landing area on fantail, control booth. Removal of stern crane to avoid interference with helicopters Conversion of engineering plant to burn Navy distillate fuel in place of black oil
Satellite navigation and communication antennas
Fuel Capacity: 2,500,000 gallons
Ship’s Company WWII: 120 Officers, 3,000 Enlisted
Ship’s Company Vietnam: 80 Officers, 1,556 Enlisted
Sempers,
Roger
The Battlship New Jersey (BB-62) cruises under the Delaware Memorial Bridge enroute to the Atlantic Ocean for sea trials following her overhaul at the Philadelphia Naval Yard prior to re-activation and deployment to Vietnam, May 25 1968.
USS NEW JERSEY BB-62 fires a salvo from her 16"/50 guns, during a deployment off the coast of Lebanon, on 9 January 1984.
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07-17-02, 10:04 AM #2
2 November 2001 I was aboard the NJ to receive the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal on behalf of my grandfather who was a PFC in the Army during WWII. This is a medal that is awarded to all Veterans from NJ. I will be awarded this medal 25 July 2002 for my service in Vietnam. I took the tour of the ship after the ceremony. What a huge ship. I spoke to several Marines that served aboard the NJ. They are now volunteers on her that give the tours.
Semper Fi
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