Big J
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Big J is the affectionate nickname for the USS New Jersey (BB-62), a famed Iowa-class battleship now preserved as a museum and memorial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big J canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iowa-class battleship
ⓘ
battleship ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| armament |
20 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns (WWII configuration)
ⓘ
9 × 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns ⓘ Harpoon anti-ship missiles (1980s refit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phalanx CIWS (1980s refit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomahawk cruise missiles (1980s refit) ⓘ |
| awards |
19 battle stars
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam |
108 ft 2 in
ⓘ
32.97 m ⓘ |
| builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Iowa class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943-05-23 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon conflict 1983–1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement |
about 1,600 (1980s)
ⓘ
about 1,900 (WWII) ⓘ |
| decommissioned |
1948-06-30
ⓘ
1957-08-21 ⓘ 1969-12-17 ⓘ 1991-02-08 ⓘ |
| fullLoadDisplacement | about 57,000 long tons ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1940-09-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1942-12-07 ⓘ |
| length |
270.4 m
ⓘ
887 ft ⓘ |
| location | Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 33 knots ⓘ |
| mooredOn | Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumOperator | Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U.S. state of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Big J
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsMuseum | 2001 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
memorial
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissioned |
1950-11-21
ⓘ
1968-04-06 ⓘ 1982-12-28 ⓘ |
| refersTo | USS New Jersey (BB-62) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | fast battleship ⓘ |
| standardDisplacement | about 48,000 long tons ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.