Sharon Dawkins

By Mike Dougherty, KYW Newsradio PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Battleship New Jersey is long overdue for a paint job and it’ll soon be dry-docked at the Navy Yard in South Philly for the work to begin. Moving is usually an ordeal for anyone, but...

Battleship New Jersey will move for the first time in more than 20 years The two-mile voyage will land the ship where it was built in South Philly for repairs. The Battleship New Jersey is headed for a homecoming of...

Today, December 7th, marks the 81st Anniversary of the launch of the USS New Jersey at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. On December 7, 1942, the first anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, USS New Jersey was christened by Governor Edison’s wife Carolyn...

This is a 120% sized scale replica copied from the original Nuclear Permission to Fire keys found on board the battleship. While it has not been declassified whether or not New Jersey ever carried nuclear Tomahawk cruise missiles the ship...

The SSN-796 Submarine New Jersey Commissioning Committee is  still awaiting the official decision regarding the date and location of the commissioning of the next USS NEW JERSEY from the US Navy.  The submarine, that is, which will be designated SSN-796...

The Big J is proud to support its little sister, USS NEW JERSEY (SSN-796), as it finishes construction and prepares to enter the fleet. The Commissioning Committee have built a display to legacy in our museum, are selling submarine merchandise,...

Jack Willard and Jay Jones from the Battleship New Jersey presented WIP Morning Show  host Angelo Cataldi with an Eagles plaque, made from the ship’s teak deck by Shot Shack Decor, a USS New Jersey cap and a flag flown over the...

A special thanks to the members of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Local 251 and Local 255 for their extraordinary work on the new teak deck of the Battleship!  The fantail, 01 deck and main deck portside...

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