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.
Best Friends SN Dennis SN Butte SN Knight SN Kelding
Best Moment Making BM3
Worst Moment Going to Combat in the Gulf!
Chain of Command 1989-1990: Rear Admiral Reason, CMD Group One CAPT Tucker, CO CAPT Smith, XO ENS Wolkerstorter, DIVO BM1 Ward, LPO BM2 Choate, ALPO BM3 Rosario Team Leader BM3 Kerofsky Supervisor for Aviation Passageway Crew: SA Allen SA Young SA Braxton
Other Memories Primary Duty: Aviation Passageway Supervisor Collateral Duties: Left Powder Door Operator for Turret #3 (General Quarters) Flight Deck Firefighting Team #3 Leader (Flight Quarters) Signal Man for re-fueling station #13 Wrench Checker during High-line Transfers (Unrep) Tug Team Supervisor (while pulling in-port) Mail P.O. (Mail Call) Laundry P.O. (Daily Laundry) Assistant D.C.P.O. (Deck Maintenance)
