Navy Proclamation Ceremony and Navy Band Performance Aboard the Battleship October 11, 2023

Camden Mayor to Present Proclamation to US Navy for Navy Week

WHEN: Thursday, October 12 10:30am

WHAT: Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen will present a Proclamation from the City of Camden to the

US Navy, while the Navy Band will perform patriotic songs on the forecastle (foreward deck)

Of the Battleship New Jersey on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 10:30am. The ceremony is part of Navy

Week in Philadelphia and Camden.

The ceremony, which is free to attend, will also feature remarks from Captain Walt Urban USN

(Ret.), the Battleship’s Military Liaison Officer, and USS Cooperstown’s Commanding Officer,

Commander Daxton Moore. The Cooperstown is currently docked at Penn’s Landing in

Philadelphia for Navy Week this week.

Throughout this week, the Navy and Marines personnel participating in many events in Philadelphia

and Camden. Seventy-five visiting sailors from across the nation, have volunteered throughout the

community and discuss why the Navy matters to the region. This marks the first time Philadelphia

has hosted Navy Week since 2011. For more information on Navy Week, visit

WHERE: Battleship New Jersey, 100 Clinton Street, Camden, NJ

PHOTO OPP: Navy Band Performing on the Battleship; Mayor of Camden Presenting Proclamation to the Navy

Berthed on the Camden Waterfront along the Delaware River, the Battleship New Jersey Museum and

Memorial is open every day from 10am to 4pm for tours. Scout troops, youth organizations and families

can spend an overnight aboard the Battleship! The Battleship’s award-winning Overnight Program

features dinner and breakfast served at the chowline, a guided tour of the Battleship, the chance to fire

the ship’s saluting gun and the opportunity to sleep in the bunks that the crew of the USS New Jersey

once slept in. To reserve your bunks, email overnights@battleshipnewjersey.org or call 866-877-6262 x203.

For more information about programs and events at the Battleship, visit www.battleshipnewjersey.org .

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