In addition to complimentary group tours to Camden public schools, the Battleship can now supply free bus transportation to the ship! Camden students can now experience a guided Fire Power tour of the World’s Greatest Battleship! Students can touch history as they check out the 16-inch gun turrets, play in Jason’s Kids Kompartment presented by … Continued
The Battleship New Jersey Fall Tour Hours will go into effect on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Battleship will be open for Fire Power audio tours every day from 9:30am to 3pm through December 31. The Battleship will be closed for tours on Thanksgiving. Thursday, Nov. 28, and Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25. The guided Turret … Continued
Watch the Battleship‘s Quad 40 gun and 5-inch gun “defend” the Big J from an attack by “Tora 101″ WWII planes, replicas of the Japanese Zero, at 11:30am on Saturday, Aug. 10. All part of the ship’s WWII Victory Day! Free to experience with the purchase of a tour or BBQ lunch.
In partnership with the USO and Battleship New Jersey, the Philadelphia Union are running a 5v5 mini-soccer tournament on the deck of the Battleship to celebrate Military Appreciation Week in August! The Union are inviting all active duty military, as well as retired, reserve, DOD civilians, and friends and family playing in honor or memory … Continued
By Captain Walt Urban, USN (ret) Liaison Officer, Battleship New Jersey On June 28, 2018, Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) lost her 16th Commanding Officer, Rear Admiral Richard D. Milligan, USN (Ret.). His death at 81 years old was due to complications from dementia. Milligan and his wife of 56 years, Mary Bourke, ultimately retired to … Continued
The Battleship will celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 18 with complimentary tours to active military personnel and their families. Experience the a Fire Power Tour of the World’s Greatest Battleship! Take a walk down Broadway, Climb inside the 16-inch gun turret, learn how the crew lived aboard this floating city and more!
Due to the forecasted winter storm for Thursday, Nov. 15, the Battleship will be closed for tours.
The Battleship New Jersey, our nation’s most decorated battleship and now a museum and memorial, will host The VetFriendly Jobs Initiative Career Fair on the historic fantail – tented rear deck – on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 10am to 2pm. Thirty-five leading companies from the Delaware Valley will participate in the hiring event on October … Continued
The Honor Guard from Pennsauken VFW presented the colors on the pier to kick off Comcast Cares Day at the Battleship New Jersey on Friday, April 20. Hundreds of Comcast employees donated their time to do work, such as chipping and painting, landscaping, replacing mooring lines, cleaning the 5-inch gun mounts and more! .
Due to the forecasted winter storm, the Battleship will be closed for tours today, Wednesday, March 21.