NEW JERSEY (BB 62)
BATTLESHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		BB 61				UIC:		03062
Status:		Donated as a Museum and Memorial				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		07/20/2000				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Naval Shipyard Philadelphia
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		07/01/1939				Commission Date:		05/23/1943
Keel Date:		09/16/1940				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		12/07/1942				Decommission Date:		02/08/1991
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		57.6				Years from Commission to Decommission:		48.0
Delivery Date:		06/30/1943				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		57.1				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		01/04/1999
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		888 ft				Waterline Length:		860 ft
Extreme Beam:		109 ft				Waterline Beam:		108 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		38 ft				Draft Limit:		37 ft
Light Displacement:		45231 tons				Full Displacement:		57271 tons
Dead Weight:		12040 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		4
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		161
			Enlisted:		2592
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
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Comments:		THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RICHARD DANZIG SIGNED THE DONATION CONTRACT ON JULY 20, 2000 OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRING NEW JERSEY (BB 62) TO THE HOME PORT ALLIANCE, CAMDEN, NJ.
Last Updated:		07/19/2002
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