Sea Power? (1 Viewer)

[steel wheels]

I just visited the USS New Jersey this past weekend and it was awesome. Wonder if Andy would consider a ship with 9 sixteen inch maulers and some cruise missle launchers?

 

[Deitz]

Cool I was never on a battleship. Where you able to go inside of the ship.

 

[Njja]

Shhhhh.......don't tell anyone but Jersey built that ship to keep

Pennsylvania in line!

 

[Col. Hesler]

A few years back I was on a Fletcher and last year on the Midway.

 

[pnadworny]

nice pictures!!!

 

[amhuff1]

Shhhhh.......don't tell anyone but Jersey built that ship to keep

Pennsylvania in line!

Kind of odd then that the Jersey was built at the old Philadelphia Naval Yard.......

 

[amhuff1]

Cool I was never on a battleship. Where you able to go inside of the ship.

Yes several areas of the ship are open to the public.

 

[steel wheels]

Cool I was never on a battleship. Where you able to go inside of the ship.

I visited the ship with my sons scout troop. We got to sleep overnight on the ship, and received a complete tour from former USS New Jersey crew members, including a former commander who ordered the final use of the 16 inch guns in Lebanon in 1984. We had dinner and breakfast in the mess hall. I was able to go into the turrets, engine rooms, the ships hospital, and I sat in Bull Halsey's command chair. Those 16 inch guns have a range of 23 miles. That is me along with my son standing along side a 16 inch shell. The replica of Admiral Halsey was incredible. Enjoy!

 

[Njja]

Kind of odd then that the Jersey was built at the old Philadelphia Naval Yard.......

Yeah we tricked them!

Their just mad cause their "Land Locked"

 

[Njja]

I visited the ship with my sons scout troop. We got to sleep overnight on the ship, and received a complete tour from former USS New Jersey crew members, including a former commander who ordered the final use of the 16 inch guns in Lebanon in 1984. We had dinner and breakfast in the mess hall. I was able to go into the turrets, engine rooms, the ships hospital, and I sat in Bull Halsey's command chair. Those 16 inch guns have a range of 23 miles. That is me along with my son standing along side a 16 inch shell. The replica of Admiral Halsey was incredible. Enjoy!

The Boy Scouts certainly are a fine organization!

What a nice activity this must have been for everyone involved!

Thanks for sharing all the great photos!