Iowa Class Battleship: Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9" (Max). Armament 9 x 16"/50 20 x 5"/38AA, 80 x 40mm 49 x 20mm, 3 AC. Armor, 12 1/8" Belt, 17" Turrets, 1 1/2" +6" +5/8" Decks, 17 1/4" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 1921.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard, September 16, 1940. Launched December 7, 1942. Commissioned May 23, 1943. Decommissioned June 30, 1948. Recommissioned November 21, 1950. Decommissioned August 21, 1957. Recommissioned April 6, 1968. Decommissioned December 17, 1969. Recommissioned December 28, 1982. Decommissioned September 9, 1991. Stricken for disposal 12, January 1995. Retained in reserve; reinstated on the Naval Vessels Register, in reserve, 12, February 1998. Stricken for preservation in New Jersey, 4 January, 1999. Towed to Philadelphia, 12 September 1999 - 11 November 1999. Fate: Moved to Camden, NJ for preservation as a museum.
The date of the Photograph is 4 February 1984, the day that she fired 288 16" rounds at Beruit, Lebanon.
With a long history from WWII through decommissioning, 8 February 1991, the New Jersey (BB-62) retires.
The USS New Jersey is a WWII Iowa Class Battleship. BB-62's specifications are:
Length: 890 feet Beam: 108 feet Draught: 36 feet Crew: 2,700 Displacement: Surface - 45,000 tons (52,000 tons fully loaded) Max Speed: 33kts (38mph) Fuel Capacity: 2,400,00 gallons of fuel oil Armament:
9 16" 50 cal. in 3 turrets
20 5" 38 cal. in 10 dual gun mounts
80 40mm Bofors AA
50 20mm Oerlikon AA
In post war operations many of the smaller mounts were deleted and Phalanx gatling gun mounts and Harpoon missile launchers were added Armor: 16" at the sides Aircraft: 3 Vought Kingfisher Seaplanes with 2 Catapults Power Plant: 12 oil fired boilers powering geared steam turbines driving 4 screws with 200,000 Shaft Horsepower Launching Date: February 22, 1943 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Cost: $100,000,000+
