Summary and Key Points: The USS ... primary capital ship. Shortly before the Second World War erupted, it was the battleship that ruled the waves. Among America’s iconic battleships was USS New ...

Ken Kersch speaks about the USS New Jersey as if it were a warm old friend instead of cold steel military hardware. "I love this ship," said Kersch, who spent four years in the U.S. Navy (1966-70).

The 888 foot (270 meter) long ship ... the USS New Jersey in exceptionally capable hands, but that it will continue to proudly serve as a museum and memorial for decades to come. The primary ...

One year has officially passed since the retired battleship USS New Jersey departed its berth for a historic dry-dock maintenance project last spring. The legendary Iowa-class battleship nicknamed ...

CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The Battleship New Jersey was on the move again Friday it made its way to Paulsboro for a few days. The historic USS New Jersey battleship left the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

The destruction of a portion of the U.S. Pacific Fleet by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, guaranteed the America's entry into the war and jumpstarted naval shipbuilding.

Less than three months after leaving the Garden State for maintenance in Philadelphia's Naval Shipyard, the USS New Jersey is set to return home. Officials at the Battleship New Jersey Museum ...

With 19 battle stars, the USS New Jersey was the most decorated battleship in American history. Today, from the moment you come aboard, you enter one of the most immersive museum experiences ...

A famed battleship floated down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left its dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work.