U.S.S. NEW JERSEY (BB-62) IN 1985"The Most Decorated Ship In The History Of The U.S. Navy"
Nineteen Battle Stars
Although this posting desirability belongs on the American Profile site, the attached pictures were to much to pass up. I came across them last evening while completing a research project for the American Profile site which I have posted.
"A Moment To Pause" is just about how long the target had to contemplate what was about to transpire. Although, I never saw the U.S.S. New Jersey in action, I have been told by World War II veterans that were on the ground during a shell bombardment that the sound of the battle wagons shells going overhead were sweet music to their ears.
The U.S.S. New Jersey (BB-62) has a fascinating history. She joined the fleet during the closing months of World War II and was used for shore bombardment at several landings by the U.S. Marines.
She once again saw action during the Korean War, dropping her shells inland to provide cover for our ground forces. Following the Korean War, she was decommissioned.
She returned to active duty and went to the South China Sea, cruising Yankee Station again to provide shore bombardment operations. Following Vietnam, she was once again placed into the reserve fleet.
She returned to the fleet on active duty once again and participated in the Lebanese Civil War, where she once again used her big guns to intimidate those in her sights.
Her last active service was in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War following the invasion into Kuwait by Iraq.
The U.S.S. New Jersey was finally retired. She now rests in Camden, New Jersey. The U.S.S. New Jersey Memorial and Museum. The U.S.S. New Jersey is tied up across the river from where the commercial airliner recently went down in the Hudson River.
Did she have the fire power to be as intimidating as she looked to the enemy. Her armament consisted of the following:
Nine ~ 16 Inch 50 Caliber
Twenty ~ 5 Inch 38 Caliber
Eighty ~ 40 mm 56 Caliber Anti-Aircraft
Forty Nine ~ 20 mm 70 Caliber Anti-Aircraft
In later years, she was outfitted with missiles, but her big 16 inch guns were intimidating.
The reason that those on the ground could hear the incoming during a shore bombardment, each one of her 16 inch armor piercing shells weighed 2,700 pounds with a target range of twenty miles.
U.S.S. New Jersey (BB-62) Firing A Broadside
on Yankee Station in 1968
"A Moment To Pause" is just about how long the target had to contemplate what was about to transpire. Although, I never saw the U.S.S. New Jersey in action, I have been told by World War II veterans that were on the ground during a shell bombardment that the sound of the battle wagons shells going overhead were sweet music to their ears.
The U.S.S. New Jersey (BB-62) has a fascinating history. She joined the fleet during the closing months of World War II and was used for shore bombardment at several landings by the U.S. Marines.
She once again saw action during the Korean War, dropping her shells inland to provide cover for our ground forces. Following the Korean War, she was decommissioned.
She returned to active duty and went to the South China Sea, cruising Yankee Station again to provide shore bombardment operations. Following Vietnam, she was once again placed into the reserve fleet.
She returned to the fleet on active duty once again and participated in the Lebanese Civil War, where she once again used her big guns to intimidate those in her sights.
Her last active service was in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War following the invasion into Kuwait by Iraq.
The U.S.S. New Jersey was finally retired. She now rests in Camden, New Jersey. The U.S.S. New Jersey Memorial and Museum. The U.S.S. New Jersey is tied up across the river from where the commercial airliner recently went down in the Hudson River.
Did she have the fire power to be as intimidating as she looked to the enemy. Her armament consisted of the following:
Nine ~ 16 Inch 50 Caliber
Twenty ~ 5 Inch 38 Caliber
Eighty ~ 40 mm 56 Caliber Anti-Aircraft
Forty Nine ~ 20 mm 70 Caliber Anti-Aircraft
In later years, she was outfitted with missiles, but her big 16 inch guns were intimidating.
The reason that those on the ground could hear the incoming during a shore bombardment, each one of her 16 inch armor piercing shells weighed 2,700 pounds with a target range of twenty miles.
U.S.S. New Jersey (BB-62) Firing A Broadside
on Yankee Station in 1968
U.S.S. New Jersey (BB-62) Firing Port and Starboard
Lebanon Civil War 1984
Lebanon Civil War 1984
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