Calendar
The Battleship New Jersey hosts many private and public events on the ship.
Check out what public events are coming up on our calendar.
Attention! Attention! You have received a telegram! It’s time to break out your dancing shoes – and get your jitterbug on!
The USO is having our 2nd Annual 1940’s Dance & Silent Auction. Come dance the night away to live music, on the Battleship New Jersey.
Tickets can be purchased using the following link: https://one.bidpal.net/uso1940dance/welcome
To celebrate Halloween, kids can enjoy treats at the Battleship Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Halloween. with a tour of the Battleship!
Candy, courtesy of Telman Hospitality, will be available in the Black Dragon Cafe.
The Battleship is open for tours from 10am to 4pm.
The Battleship offers specific days for home school groups to experience a tour of the World’s Greatest Battleship. The next scheduled Home School Day is April 22.
Home School groups can also schedule a tour any day and time — just like a school group. For just $12 per person, our tour guides will lead your group through the Battleship. We can also add on classes, lunches and all the options available to school groups.
To schedule a home school group tour of the Battleship, email groups@battleshipnewjersey.org or call 866-877-6262 ext. 144.
Did you know that the USS New Jersey had the privilege of being commanded by the first African-American Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
In 1996, Admiral J. Paul Reason was awarded the rank of 4-star admiral, making him the first Black admiral in the U.S. Navy.
Joseph Paul Reason, the last admiral to break his flag onboard New Jersey, was born in Washington DC in 1941 to academic parents. He was an accomplished student and was accepted to the Naval Academy Class of 1965. Following graduation, he had his first sea duty assignment, returned to shore for successive nuclear power schools and training, and again returned to sea duty in 1968 during the Vietnam War.
After a number of sea and shore assignments in the early 1970s, Reason was assigned as Naval Aide to the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, in 1976. By 1991, he had attained the rank of rear admiral and made New Jersey his flagship during operations in the Pacific commanding Battle Group Romeo.
A presentation to Adm. Reason is available to see in the Admiral’s State room during a tour of the Battleship.
The Battleship is offering a free onboard class on the USS Mason, the Navy’s first desegregated crew. Free to student groups who tour the Battleship in February.
To reserve your group tour and class, call 866-877-6262 x144 or email groups@battleshipnewjersey.org
