New This Year: Air Defenses Re-enactment Against Japanese Zero Plane Attack
PLACE: Battleship New Jersey, Camden Waterfront, NJ
DETAILS: Guests touring the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial on Saturday, August 10 will
not only experience how life was like aboard our nation’s most decorated and largest
Battleship, but they will also experience World War II artifacts in the Officers’ Wardroom,
encounter WWII re-enactors throughout the ship, and can also enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch
with live 1940s music and dancing!
New this year: The Battleship will fire her 5-inch gun and Quad 40 gun in defense of an
air attack by two WWII Japanese Zero replica planes. The planes are actually Tora 101
propeller planes that will do several passes by the Battleship. Guests aboard the ship can
watch the planes attack as the Battleship fire her guns from the fantail (rear deck) beginning
at 11:30am on Saturday, August 10.
The attack re-enactment, artifacts displays and WWII re-enactors are free to experience with a paid
tour of the Battleship, or with a ticket to the annual WWII Victory Day lunch from noon to 3pm on
the fantail. The lunch will feature a delicious BBQ meal and offer a cash bar. We’ll also have the
1940 sounds of Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society Band, as well as the dancing of the Olde City
Sweethearts.
Guests can purchase a WWII Victory Day Lunch ticket in advance for $30 for adults and
$24 for children 12 and under. The tickets also includes a Fire Power tour of the Battleship.
Tickets are available online at www.battleshipnewjersey.org or by calling 866-877-6262 x108.
The lunch will take place from noon to 3pm on the fantail (tented rear deck). Guests touring the
Battleship can also buy lunch on the fantail on Saturday, Aug. 10.
PHOTO OPP: Battleship Guns Defending an Attack by WWII Japanese Zero Replica Planes
Located on the Delaware River, along the Camden Waterfront across from the city of Philadelphia,
the Battleship is open for guided and audio tours every day from 9:30am to 5pm through Labor Day,
Monday, Sept. 2. The annual Battleship Golf Tournament will take place on Monday. Sept. 16 at
Medford Lakes Country Club. Enjoy lunch, a cocktail reception, awards dinner, lots of great
prizes and golf! $185 per player. Sponsorships – including hole sponsorships for just $150 per
hole – are available. For more information, email events@battleshipnewjersey.org or call
866-877-6262 ext. 144. For details on programs and upcoming events, visit
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