Summary: The USS New Jersey (BB-62), nicknamed "Big J," is an Iowa-class battleship with a distinguished service record. Unique among her class, she provided gunfire support during the Vietnam War.

She’s a part of me now." Kersch was a machinist on the USS New Jersey from 1967 to 1969, as the battleship supported land operations during the Vietnam War. She's being tugged six miles down the ...

The destruction of a portion of the U.S. Pacific Fleet by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, guaranteed the America's entry into the war and jumpstarted naval shipbuilding.

Meet USS New Jersey – The Only Iowa-Class Battleship to Fight in Vietnam: Built during the Second World War, the Iowa-class were the largest battleships ever built for the United States Navy.

While the Iowa-class in general has a sterling combat record (particularly the New Jersey), after Pearl Harbor, the battleship was never given the same amount of love that the flat tops were.

Riding a battleship isn't an everyday experience ... I was already aware of the USS New Jersey -- now a museum in its namesake state moored across from Philadelphia -- would be going in for ...

The Battleship New Jersey ... Those who want to witness the USS New Jersey’s historic trip down the Delaware River for a long-awaited maintenance project are invited to watch from the ship ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A famed battleship floated down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left its dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for ...

And you all know this as well as I do, there’s no battleship in the history of our nation that comes close to the legacy created and lived by the USS New Jersey,” Murphy said. In his speech ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It is a full-circle moment and a "historic homecoming" for Battleship New Jersey at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The USS New Jersey is now temporarily docked in South ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS New Jersey (BB-62), an Iowa-class battleship, played a significant but relatively short role in the Vietnam War, serving from the fall of 1968 to the spring of 1969.