NEW JERSEY (BB 62) |
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BATTLESHIP |
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VESSEL STATUS |
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Class: | BB 61 | | UIC: | 03062 |
Status: | Donated as a Museum and Memorial | | Fleet: | |
Date Status Changed: | 07/20/2000 | | Homeport: | |
Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | |
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Builder: | Naval Shipyard Philadelphia |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Propulsion Type: | | Steam Turbines |
Accommodations: | Officers: | 161 | |
| Enlisted: | 2592 | |
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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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