Battleship New Jersey BB62 museum

[The patriot]

The wife and I went to the New Jersey today. One word description.....

AWESOME!!!

One has to think of the battles this huge ship seen, and the hard times it's sailors had during them, not to mention the servicemen that gave their lives, and the enemies it silenced.

I wanted to go to the boiler and engine room, but the tour dont go there yet. Still removing asbesdos.

I give it two thumbs up, I'll go back when the tour will take you "down in the hole".

Eric

 

[LSMITH]

I bet that was cool, I would love to see her one day. I joined the Navy to ride her or the Iowa, but they were decom'ed before I got out of training What a great ship!!!

 

[Bigsaint]

Way cool, Eric !!! Where's it docked ? Sounds like a fun trip for the family this summer.



Scott W.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Eric, remember or did they mention that from the main deck to 8 feet below the water line the hull is 18" thick, after a torpedo attack the battlestations are called... lower the painters



Jim

 

[The patriot]

Scott, it's docked in Camden.

http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/index.cfm

Jim, they didnt mention that.



Eric

 

[DHRA]

Decom of her and BB 63

I was on mooring duty when she pulled in for the last time into Long Beach NS. Both her and the Missouri's decom were a tear jerkers! :{



Not to many out there have shed tears of honor.



Pulling into Pearl Harbor at 4:30 a. m. watching the sun come over the famous landscape.



Seeing the hundreds if not thousands of people on the Pier when we returned from Desert Storm. (Lee Greenwood's song didn't help any)



And of course the decommisioning of the world's best battleships!

 

[The patriot]

Re: Decom of her and BB 63

Originally posted by Stack'd-n-Jack'd

Seeing the hundreds if not thousands of people on the Pier when we returned from Desert Storm. (Lee Greenwood's song didn't help any)

A buddy of mine at work was on her in Desert storm. He retired last year, Master Chief.

Eric

 

[QRTRHRS]

Good head's up Eric. The New Jersey is on my list of things to see for sure. I went on the Massachusetts years ago which was of course not kept up to date like the New Jersey. Thinking about what was done with vacuum tube electronics blew me away. For me, going on these big warships is very spiritual.

 

[RonaldLarson]

I know what you felt!

Boarded the Mo in Bremerton in 1981. The feeling you encounter is almost surreal: you feel the danger she overcame, the injuries and deaths to her crew, and the overwhelming pride of the victories she helped to effect. Funny, but as a kid during the second war, I was VERY frustrated to be too young to join the Navy. I made it into the end of Korea, and I still stand at silent attention when I look at the Pacific and think of the sailors who gave all for a victory. We were such a great nation then.

Ron

 

[Sled Puller]

I love those old Ships.