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TIME: Thursday, June 14 Tours: 9:30am – 5pm ...

Four hundred rubber ducks raced across Wiggins Marina at the Camden Waterfront, NJ along the Delaware River today at noon at part of the inaugural Captain Quack’s Rubber Duck Race. All ducks made it to the dock or boom, and three guests of the Battleship New Jersey won prizes for first three sponsored rubber ducks. The first ...

TIME:            Thursday, June 7. 6pm   PLACE:         Officers’ Wardroom, Battleship New Jersey, Camden Waterfront, NJ   DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial will host her annual Camden Resident Student Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 7 at 6pm in the Battleship’s Officers Wardroom.   The Hon. Frank Moran, Mayor of Camden, is expected to present scholarship awards to 10 ...

TIME:            Saturday, June 2,  10am – 2pm   PLACE:         Battleship New Jersey, Camden Waterfront, NJ   DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey is teaming up with animal shelters from throughout the region to offer pet adoption information and have pets available for area veterans to adopt on Saturday, June 2 from 10am to 2pm on the ship’s Fantail (tented ...

TIME:            10AM, Monday, May 28   DETAILS:       The Battleship will a hold a Memorial Day ceremony on the forecastle (forward deck) with the Bishop Eustace Knights of Columbus on Monday, May 28 at 10am.  The ceremony will feature the casting of a memorial wreath upon the Delaware River to remember our military brethren who gave the ultimate sacrifice for ...

 Remarks from WWII USS New Jersey Veteran, Quad 40 Gun Shoot and more!   TIME:            10am, Wednesday, May 23, 2018   DETAILS:       The Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial will celebrate the 75th anniversary of her commissioning into the U.S. Navy with a ceremony on her forecastle at 10am on Wednesday, May 23.   Highlights of the Commissioning ceremony will include remarks by ...

Men’s Rugby 7s Squads from Navy, Saint Joseph’s & Villanova and Women’s Squads from Temple & Drexel Set for “Rugby 101” Demonstration at Battleship New Jersey, Tuesday, May 22 in Advance of 2018 Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Championship   Video, Photography and Interview Opportunities Available to Qualified Media Outlets   WHO:                   Men’s College Rugby 7s Teams from Navy, Saint ...

CAMDEN, NJ – May 17, 2018 – A 16-inch gun barrel, once used aboard the USS New Jersey in World War II and the Korean War, will be formally dedicated as a memorial at the Marine Parade Grounds at the Philadelphia Navy Yard during a ceremony at 2pm on Wednesday, May 23, which also is the 75th ...

DATE:           Saturday, April 7: Vietnam War Artifact Displays, Re-enactors, Veteran Sessions:  10:00 am – 3 pm   DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey will host the 8th annual Vietnam War Living History Day on Saturday,  April 7 from 10am to 3pm.  The event, which includes Vietnam War re-enactors throughout the ship and artifacts in the Officers’ Wardroom, also features Vietnam ...

Vietnam War Artifacts, Re-enactors, Veteran Interviews & More!   DATE:           Saturday, April 7: Vietnam War Artifact Displays, Re-enactors, Veteran Sessions:  10:00 am – 3 pm   DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey will host the 8th annual Vietnam War Living History Day on Saturday,  April 7 from 10am to 3pm – last tour of the day departing at 3pm.  The event, ...