USS New Jersey

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Iowa-class battleship United States Navy warship museum ship

USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class United States Navy battleship that saw extensive service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and is now preserved as a museum ship.

Aliases (1)

USS New Jersey (BB-62) ×3

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Iowa-class battleship → United States Navy warship → museum ship →
armament	Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns → Harpoon anti-ship missiles → Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons → Phalanx CIWS → Tomahawk cruise missiles → nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns → twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns →
awarded	Navy Unit Commendation → Presidential Unit Citation → multiple battle stars for Korean War → multiple battle stars for Vietnam War → multiple battle stars for World War II →
beam	108 feet →
builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard →
commissioned	1943-05-23 →
country	United States of America →
decommissioned	1948-06-30 → 1957-08-21 → 1969-12-17 → 1991-02-08 →
displacement	about 58000 long tons full load →
hullNumber	BB-62 →
laidDown	1940-09-16 →
launched	1942-12-07 →
length	887 feet →
location	Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED →
maximumSpeed	about 33 knots →
museumOperator	Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey →
namedAfter	U.S. state of New Jersey →
notableFeature	most decorated battleship in U.S. Navy history →
openedAsMuseum	2001 →
operator	United States Navy →
partOf	Iowa-class battleship group →
propulsion	four propeller shafts → steam turbines →
recommissioned	1950-11-21 → 1968-04-06 → 1982-12-28 →
sawActionIn	Korean War → Lebanon conflict 1983–1984 → Vietnam War → World War II →
shipClass	Iowa-class battleship →
sisterShip	USS Iowa → USS Missouri → USS Wisconsin →
status	museum ship →
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Mediterranean Sea → Korean Peninsula → Pacific Theater of World War II → Vietnam →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS Missouri → USS Missouri ("USS New Jersey (BB-62)") → USS Wisconsin →	sisterShip
Iowa-class battleship ("USS New Jersey (BB-62)") →	hasPart
New Jersey ("USS New Jersey (BB-62)") →	stateShip
Battle off Cape Engaño →	U.S.BattleshipParticipated
Battle off Cape Engaño →	U.S.Flagship