Battleship "New Jersey" (BB-62) ( eng. USS New Jersey (BB-62) , "Big Jay" ( eng. Big J ) or "Black Dragon" ( eng. Black Dragon )) - American battleship type " Iowa . " Built at a shipyard in Philadelphia, USA. Launched on December 7, 1942 . He participated in more operations than other ships of his class. The only battleship used in the Vietnam War. As of March 2012, the New Jersey battleship is parked forever in Camden , New Jersey. The possibility of moving the museum ship to Liberty State Park is being debated.
| "New Jersey" | |
|---|---|
| USS New Jersey (BB-62) | |
 New Jersey Raid | |
| Service | |
 USA | |
| Named after | |
| Class and type of vessel | battleship |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia naval shipyard |
| Construction started | September 16, 1940 |
| Launched | December 7, 1942 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | February 8, 1991 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 44 649 tons (empty) [1] 58 134 tons (full) [1] |
| Length | 270.53 m (largest) |
| Width | 32.95 m |
| Draft | 8.75-11.58 m |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km / h ) |
| Crew | 1921 officer and sailor |
| Armament | |
| Aviation group | 1943 year 2 catapults, 3 OS2U Kingfisher seaplanes 1982 year 4 helicopters |
Service History
During the Second World War he participated in operations off the islands of Guam and Okinawa , covered aircraft carriers during a raid on the Marshall Islands. During the Korean War, it was used in operations near the North Korean coast. In the mid-fifties he was withdrawn to the reserve, nicknamed by the American sailors the "mothballs fleet." In 1968, it was re-opened and sent to Vietnam to support American troops. Re-preservation took place in 1969. It was modernized and reintroduced into the fleet in the early 80s according to the so-called “ 600 ships program ”. He took part in the civil war in Lebanon in 1983. Finally withdrawn from the fleet in 1991 after a total of 21 years of active service. He has 19 awards for participating in operations during World War II , the war in Korea , the war in Vietnam , the civil war in Lebanon , and the war in the Gulf . The status of the museum acquired October 15, 2001.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 At the time of commissioning (1943), in metric tons