History of USS
New Jersey. American Navy battleship USS New Jersey of the Iowa Class
shown in naval art print USS New Jersey, Batten Down the Hatches by
Randall Wilson.
USS New Jersey, batten down the Hatches by Randall
Wilson. USS New Jersey seen battling her way through a Hurricane in 1944.
USS
New Jersey was built at Philadelphia Navy yard and laid down on
the 16th September 1940 and launched on the 7th December 1942 and commissioned
into the US navy on the 23rd May 1943. She was used in the Pacific
theatre for the remaining part of world war two, and used mainly in
Aircraft carrier escort duties. Taken off the active list before the Korean War but
serving as fire support ships before being put into reserve by 1957.
Taken out of reserve and refitted to become fire support during Vietnam
War. The US Navy wanted these ships back in service although
modernization costs would be huge. all were reactivated
between 1982 and 1988
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