USS New Jersey, First Coed Submarine, Commissioned

The US Navy commissioned its first-ever coed submarine, the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Jersey, at a ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, NJ. The US Navy has allowed women to serve on US Navy submarines for more … Continue reading

Battleship USS New Jersey in Drydock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

A short video of the Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey on the blocks in drydock at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.  As noted by the New York Times, no other U.S. battleship served in more military campaigns. Christened on the first … Continue reading

Moving the Battleship USS New Jersey to Drydock in the Philadelphia Navy Yard

At the beginning of the month, we posted a drone video of the battleship USS Texas being refloated following repairs and refurbishment on the drydock at the Gulf Copper Shipyard in Galveston. Here is another drone video of a historic … Continue reading

Iowa Class Battleship News – USS Iowa Makes Final Journey, USS New Jersey Gets a Loan and USS Missouri Saves the World From Aliens

These are busy time for the World War II vintage Iowa Class battleships. The USS Iowa arrived yesterday in the Port of Los Angeles to tie up alongside her new permanent home, Berth 87, in San Pedro, California, where she will become … Continue reading

Will a Governor’s Pen Sink the Battleship USS New Jersey?

The Battleship USS New Jersey has survived a lot.  Commissioned in 1943, she fought in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War and supported U.S. operations during the Lebanese Civil War in 1983. Despite her success in combat, recent … Continue reading