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Address: 62 Battleship Place (Camden Waterfront), Philadelphia PA US
Phone: 866-877-6262
Age: 21+
Venue Type: Restaurants
America's most decorated Battleship is now the area's most exciting museum, open for tours, events and overnight encampments. Exploring BB62 is experiencing history in a whole new way. Not only do you see exhibits of artifacts from the ships past, but you are put into the exhibit as you go through the tour route. Sit in the chair from which Admiral Halsey commanded the fleet. Stretch out on the bunks where the sailors slept. Climb into the 16 gun turret and learn how the projectiles were loaded.
From the moment you step across the ships brow you will understand that this is a museum where visitors take an active role. From strolling across forecastle to climbing the original ladders up to the bridge, and beyond, each step in your journey brings you closer to understanding what life was like for a sailor on the Battleship New Jersey.
BB62 was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and launched December 7, 1942- just a year after the Pearl Harbor Attack brought America into WWII.
The USS NEW JERSEY (BB62) was actually the second ship to be called NEW JERSEY, the first being BB16, a turn of the century (19th century) battleship. The first Battleship New Jersey (BB-16) was a Virginia class pre-dreadnought that served from 1906 until she was sunk as a bombing target in 1922. She sailed with the Great White Fleet and served her country in World War I as a training vessel.
NEW JERSEY was decommissioned for the last time on February 8,1991 at Bremerton, Washington where ..
From the moment you step across the ships brow you will understand that this is a museum where visitors take an active role. From strolling across forecastle to climbing the original ladders up to the bridge, and beyond, each step in your journey brings you closer to understanding what life was like for a sailor on the Battleship New Jersey.
BB62 was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and launched December 7, 1942- just a year after the Pearl Harbor Attack brought America into WWII.
The USS NEW JERSEY (BB62) was actually the second ship to be called NEW JERSEY, the first being BB16, a turn of the century (19th century) battleship. The first Battleship New Jersey (BB-16) was a Virginia class pre-dreadnought that served from 1906 until she was sunk as a bombing target in 1922. She sailed with the Great White Fleet and served her country in World War I as a training vessel.
NEW JERSEY was decommissioned for the last time on February 8,1991 at Bremerton, Washington where ..
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