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Souper Savings on a Tour of the Battleship @ Battleship New Jersey

Jan 25 @ 9:30 am – Feb 29 @ 3:00 pm

Save money on a Fire Power self-guided tour of the Battleship New Jersey and help the hungry in our community!

Now through the end of February, bring in an unopened can of soup and we’ll give you a 20% discount on the Fire Power self-guided tour, available every day from 9:30am with the last tour departing at 3pm.

All cans of soup will be donated to the Food Bank of South Jersey.

Tags: Battleship Hungry Soup; Tours

Building History in January: Navigation @ Battleship New Jersey

Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

In honor of our new exhibit, USS New Jersey: Past, Present and Future, this month’s Building History project is focused on the first USS New Jersey, BB-16, which was in commission from 1906 to 1920, and the new submarine, SSN-796.

While many things were the same across all three ships, the biggest differences were in the technology. In this program you can learn how to navigate using a sextant and look at charts of the places that both battleships visited. You can also make your own periscope, something that not just the newest New Jersey, an attack submarine, has.

Every Saturday and Sunday in January, in the Crew’s Mess. Free with Admission.

Tags: Navigation. USS New Jersey BB-16

Jan

26

Sun

Building History in January: Navigation @ Battleship New Jersey

Jan 26 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

In honor of our new exhibit, USS New Jersey: Past, Present and Future, this month’s Building History project is focused on the first USS New Jersey, BB-16, which was in commission from 1906 to 1920, and the new submarine, SSN-796.

While many things were the same across all three ships, the biggest differences were in the technology. In this program you can learn how to navigate using a sextant and look at charts of the places that both battleships visited. You can also make your own periscope, something that not just the newest New Jersey, an attack submarine, has.

Every Saturday and Sunday in January, in the Crew’s Mess. Free with Admission.

Tags: Navigation. USS New Jersey BB-16

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Hands On History: Adm. Reason and Ensign Ivey @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 1 @ 9:30 am – Feb 29 @ 3:00 pm

The Battleship will honor Ensign Louis Ivey and Admiral Paul Reason for Hands On History in February.

Ensign Ivey was initially assigned to the boiler division. Visitors can hold a fuel nozzle from one of the ship’s boiler rooms. One of those boiler rooms is on the Engineering Steam to Speed Tour that launches every Saturday and Sunday at 11:00. Ivey was later the division officer for the New Jersey’s radiomen, so we have a Gibson Girl Radio like the one that would have been on the ship with Ivey during the 1950s.

Admiral Reason, who led Battle Group Romeo from the Battleship in the 1980s, later wrote a book called Sailing New Seas about naval tactics that visitors can look through. The cruisebook from 1989 that includes Reason, is also on display.

Tags: Black History Month

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Little Lights by Charles Edison Fund: Electricity @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

In February’s program, especially designed for our preschool audience, learn about electricity!

Guests can put together a basic circuit then take a guided tour of the third deck of the ship and learn about how the ship made electricity.

The program will take place on Feb. 8 at 11:00, free with Fire Power self-guided tours. Activities will take place in the Crew’s Mess.

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Presidents Day Weekend on the Battleship @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 15 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

This Presidents Day Weekend, walk the decks that Presidents walked! Even check out President Ronald Reagan’s flag, on display in the Officers’ Wardroom.

The Battleship has also added the guided Engineering Steam to Speed Tour at 11am and the guided Turret II Tour at 1pm on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17.

Further, on Monday, Feb. 17, the Battleship will recognize the 76th Anniversary of Operation Hailstorm. On Feb. 17 and 18, 1944, there was a massive air and surface strike on Truk Lagoon. This would be the first time that the Battleship New Jersey would fire her 16-inch guns in anger. To commemorate this event, we will be posting in real time on Twitter the events of the battleship and of others involved. Additionally, Curator Ryan Szimanski will be leading the 1 pm Turret II tour, which will be longer than usual and discuss Operation Hailstone in addition to talking about the 16-inch guns. The lecture is free for members and all guests with Fire Power self-guided tour tickets. The lecture will be live-streamed on our Facebook page. Members get 30% off the Turret II tour.

Finally, each day during Presidents Day Weekend, guests can register to win the DVD “The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents,” donated by The History Channel. Guests can enter in the Ship’s Store.

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Presidents Day Weekend on the Battleship @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 16 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

This Presidents Day Weekend, walk the decks that Presidents walked! Even check out President Ronald Reagan’s flag, on display in the Officers’ Wardroom.

The Battleship has also added the guided Engineering Steam to Speed Tour at 11am and the guided Turret II Tour at 1pm on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17.

Further, on Monday, Feb. 17, the Battleship will recognize the 76th Anniversary of Operation Hailstorm. On Feb. 17 and 18, 1944, there was a massive air and surface strike on Truk Lagoon. This would be the first time that the Battleship New Jersey would fire her 16-inch guns in anger. To commemorate this event, we will be posting in real time on Twitter the events of the battleship and of others involved. Additionally, Curator Ryan Szimanski will be leading the 1 pm Turret II tour, which will be longer than usual and discuss Operation Hailstone in addition to talking about the 16-inch guns. The lecture is free for members and all guests with Fire Power self-guided tour tickets. The lecture will be live-streamed on our Facebook page. Members get 30% off the Turret II tour.

Finally, each day during Presidents Day Weekend, guests can register to win the DVD “The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents,” donated by The History Channel. Guests can enter in the Ship’s Store.

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Mon

76th Anniversary of WWII Operation Hailstorm @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 17 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

On Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17, the Battleship will recognize the 76th Anniversary of Operation Hailstorm.

On Feb. 17 and 18, 1944, there was a massive air and surface strike on Truk Lagoon. This would be the first time that the Battleship New Jersey would fire her 16-inch guns in anger.

To commemorate this event, we will be posting in real time on Twitter the events of the battleship and of others involved. Additionally, Curator Ryan Szimanski will be leading the 1 pm Turret II tour, which will be longer than usual and discuss Operation Hailstone in addition to talking about the 16-inch guns. The lecture is free for members and all guests with Fire Power self-guided tour tickets. The lecture will be live-streamed on our Facebook page. Members get 30% off the Turret II tour.

Presidents Day Weekend on the Battleship @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 17 @ 9:30 am – 3:00 pm

This Presidents Day Weekend, walk the decks that Presidents walked! Even check out President Ronald Reagan’s flag, on display in the Officers’ Wardroom.

The Battleship has also added the guided Engineering Steam to Speed Tour at 11am and the guided Turret II Tour at 1pm on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17.

Further, on Monday, Feb. 17, the Battleship will recognize the 76th Anniversary of Operation Hailstorm. On Feb. 17 and 18, 1944, there was a massive air and surface strike on Truk Lagoon. This would be the first time that the Battleship New Jersey would fire her 16-inch guns in anger. To commemorate this event, we will be posting in real time on Twitter the events of the battleship and of others involved. Additionally, Curator Ryan Szimanski will be leading the 1 pm Turret II tour, which will be longer than usual and discuss Operation Hailstone in addition to talking about the 16-inch guns. The lecture is free for members and all guests with Fire Power self-guided tour tickets. The lecture will be live-streamed on our Facebook page. Members get 30% off the Turret II tour.

Finally, each day during Presidents Day Weekend, guests can register to win the DVD “The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents,” donated by The History Channel. Guests can enter in the Ship’s Store.

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Ceremony for the 76th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima @ Battleship New Jersey

Feb 22 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

In continuation of the Battleship New Jersey’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, the ship will host a ceremony at 9:30am on Saturday, Feb. 22. The keynote speaker will be WWII veteran and a participant in the Battle of Iwo Jima, Frank Beach. The ceremony will take place in the Officers’ Wardroom and is free for guests to attend.

Further, the Battleship will be real-time posting on Twitter some of the events of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Feb. 17.

The American goal of the battle was to gain control of the island and its airfields to allow the Americans to have a staging location in order to attack the Japanese main islands. Over five weeks, this battle had some of the bloodiest fighting of the war in the Pacific. During the battle, New Jersey participated in the shore bombardment of the island

Tags: Battle of Iwo Jima

Apr

4

Vietnam War Re-enactors, Artifacts and Vehicle Owners: The Battleship Needs You! @ Battleship New Jersey

Apr 4 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

The Battleship New Jersey’s annual Vietnam War Living History Day will take place Saturday, April 4. The ship is looking for Vietnam War-era artifacts, displays, re-enactors and military vehicles. It’s a great opportunity to show your collection to our guests!

In exchange for participating, we will offer you a special behind-the-scenes tour and lunch will be on us!

If interested, email events@battleshipnewjersey.org or call 866-877-6262 x144.

Tags: Vietnam War Re-enactors

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Sun

Atco Battles Alzheimer’s 6 Aboard the Battleship @ Battleship New Jersey

Apr 5 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Atco Battles Alzheimer’s is back and bigger than ever! Atco Battles Alzheimer’s 6 will be held on the fantail (tented rear deck) of the Battleship New Jersey.

The following bands will be performing:

– Goodman Fiske
– Le Compt
– Juliano Brothers
– The Blitz
– 99 Reasons

New for 2020 will be a Memory Wall and Cornhole in One Tournament. Guests will also experience a tour of the Battleship, raffles, drawing — even a chance to fire the ship’s 5-inch gun! Food concessions and bar service will be available.

Tickets are $20 from Dec.1 through Jan. 31, and $25 after that. Parking is free.

Tickets are available at EventBrite.com (keyword: Atco)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/atco-battles-alzheimers-6-tickets-76362559471

Tags: Atco Battles Alzheimers

Jun

20

NJ Beer Festival Aboard the Battleship! @ Battleship New Jersey