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 Campbell SN Heunemann SN Gilbert SN Russell (Squiggy) SN Butte
Best Moment West Pac 1986 West Pac 1988
Worst Moment Shell Back Initiation
Chain of Command 1986: Captain Glenn CO Captain Hardt XO ETCM (SW) Long CMC LT Anderson DIVO BMC Darr LCPO BM1 Rhodes LPO BM1 Reed ALPO BM2 Flanagan Team Leader BM3 Trevino Supervisor SA Kerofsky
1988: Captain Katz CO Captain Salinas XO GMCM Denman CMC LTJG Pupo DIVO BMC Porter LCPO BM1 Rhodes LPO BM1 Ward ALPO BM2 Choate Team Leader BM3 Albert Supervisor BM3 Borath Supervisor SN Kerofsky
Other Memories I loved being with Ko Tayoung! She was my girlfriend in Inchon Korea. I saw her in 1986 and 1988. I also had a lot of fun with Kim Unkoung in Pusan Korea in 1988. She was outgoing and fun and showed me the town. We went up to the village.