Month: January 2024

Link below was from the Camden Courier Post https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maintaining-a-memorial-the-battleship-prepares-to-leave-camden/ar-BB1hqq9n?rc=1&ocid=socialshare&cvid=08d49920468944548796f58e1958512b&ei=6

Today marks the 24th Anniversary of the  Navy  awarding the Battleship New Jersey   to the Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. The Battleship has been open on the Camden Waterfront, NJ as a museum and memorial since Oct. 2022

Battleship New Jersey is preparing to go to dry dock! This week the top of the mast and the radar were removed so that the battleship can safely transit under the Walt Whitman Bridge! https://t.co/9Oi0RKxYYq

New year, new me! Today, I lost 8,000 pounds as my 2,700-pound mast and 5,300-pound array were removed in preparation for my historic trip to drydock. First time I’m moving in 25 years! #BattleshipNewJersey #BSNJ #Drydocking2024

By Mike Dougherty, KYW Newsradio PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Battleship New Jersey is long overdue for a paint job and it’ll soon be dry-docked at the Navy Yard in South Philly for the work to begin. Moving is usually an ordeal for anyone, but...

Battleship New Jersey will move for the first time in more than 20 years The two-mile voyage will land the ship where it was built in South Philly for repairs. The Battleship New Jersey is headed for a homecoming of...