The Battleship New Jersey

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Battleship
gptkbp:armament 40 × 40 mm guns
50 × 20 mm guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_A._S._McCrea
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:decommissioned 1991
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1991
gptkbp:displacement 58,000 tons
gptkbp:fate Preserved as a museum ship
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Camden,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battleship New Jersey
gptkbp:launched December 7, 1942
gptkbp:length 887 feet
gptkbp:nickname Big J
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Bombardment_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
Community events
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Educational programs
Film and television appearances
Research initiatives
Humanitarian missions
Fundraising events
Memorial services
Restoration projects
Media coverage
Public tours
Public speaking engagements
Naval exercises
Special exhibitions
Presidential visits
Anniversary celebrations
Veterans events
Operation Tomodachi
Bombardment of Korean War
Cold_War_operations
Vietnam_War_operations
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:New_Jersey_Naval_Museum
gptkbp:renovated 2000
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Wisconsin
gptkb:USS_Iowa
gptkb:USS_Missouri
gptkb:USS_Illinois_(BB-65)
gptkbp:status museum ship
gptkbp:visitedBy over 300,000 people annually