The history about the USS New Jersey (BB-62) include its "Marianas Turkey Shoot" service during World War II, its role as the only active U.S. battleship providing gunfire support in the Vietnam War, its service in the Korean War, its service during the Lebanese Civil War, and its decommissioning and subsequent transformation into a museum ship in Camden, New Jersey, where visitors can explore its history through oral histories and exhibits. #reeloftheday #reelslovers #reelitfeelit #reelkarofeel

Climb aboard and explore the 887-foot USS New Jersey (BB-62), the most decorated battleship in U.S. history. 🎥 @andremalok #nj #newjersey #camdennj #ussnewjersey #usnavy #navy #usmilitary #battleship #camden | NJ.com

After being mothballed in 1969, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was recommissioned in 1982. This TV news segment shows the 16" guns being fired for the first time in 13 years. Watch for Navy Secretary John Lehman's reaction to the blast. #FirepowerFriday | U.S. Naval Institute

1M views · 10K reactions | USS New Jersey firing her 16” guns at targets in Vietnam - 1969 | World War Pictures | Facebook

#OTD in 1968, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was recommissioned after spending ten and half years in the "mothball fleet" in Bayonne. Six month later, the New Jersey began to conduct shore bombardment in Vietnam. | U.S. Naval Institute

It's National New Jersey Day. The state's namesake USS New Jersey (BB-62) is the most decorated battleship is U.S. Navy history. This is the "Black Dragon" firing broadsides off the coast of Korea in 1952. After being decommissioned in 1991, the ship became a museum in Camden. #NationalNewJerseyDay | U.S. Naval Institute