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The Ship Plans to Re-open for Tours in March 2021    PLACE:         Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, 100 Clinton St., Camden, NJ   DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey will be shuttered for public for the winter thru February.  The ship plans to re-open for tours in March 2021.   The Battleship can also open to accommodate Curator Behind-the-Scenes tours ...

Battleship to be Shuttered  for the Winter; Plans to Re-Open in March 2021 DATE:           Saturday, Dec. 26 & Sunday, Dec. 27,  11am – 3pm PLACE:         Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial   DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey will be open for tours for just two more days this year – Saturday, Dec. 26 and Sunday, Dec. ...

CAMDEN WATERFRONT, NJ –  This Holiday Season, give the people on your shopping list a truly historic gift — such as an actual Gun Salute, a flag flown over the World’s Greatest Battleship, a Battleship Cigar, a piece of the teak deck, Battleship Zippo lighters, ornaments, apparel and more – all  from the Battleship New Jersey, our nation’s ...

Carol Comegno Cherry Hill Courier-Post CAMDEN —  A memorial wreath tossed into the Delaware River slowly floated away with the current. Afterward, the mournful notes of taps were played, recalling the ultimate sacrifices of 2,400 military and civilians who died 79 years ago Monday in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the U.S. into World War II. For ...

DATE:           Wednesday, November 11, 2020 PLACE:         Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey will be open for tours on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11am with the last tour departing at 3pm.  To thank our veterans for their service to our country, the Battleship is offering tours for vets at whatever ...

DATE:           Moonlight Tours:  Thursday, Oct. 28 and Friday, Oct. 31 at 6pm                         Candy Treats: Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov. 1   PLACE:         Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial   DETAILS:     Dare to tour the World’s Greatest Battleship at night!  Adults can learn about the mature-side of the Battleship with this Curator-led tour of the dark Battleship. ...

DATE:           Friday, Oct. 23rd, 10:00am PLACE:         Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial Forecastle (forward deck) DETAILS:     The Battleship New Jersey will hold a memorial ceremony to remember the death of Michael Gorchinski, a chief aboard the USS New Jersey, who was killed in the U.S. Marines Headquarters bombing in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983.   Captain Walt Urban, ...

Museums for All to increase accessibility of high-quality museum learning resources    Camden Waterfront, NJ — Today the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial announced that it has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM),  to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit ...

Battleship Will Open from 11am to 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays through the End of the Year   CAMDEN WATERFRONT, NJ — The Board of Trustees of the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial announced that the ship will re-open for tours on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 3pm, beginning Saturday, October 3.   “We are grateful to both ...

Battleship New Jersey Will Be Available For Tours Through Labor Day, And Then Will Temporarily Close U.S.S. New Jersey battles yet another enemy, COVID-19 (Camden, NJ) — Today, the Board of Trustees of the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial regretfully announces that the historic Naval ship moored on the Camden Waterfront will be available for ...