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“I call the Battleship New Jersey my second home,” Quinesso said. “I’ve been a tour guide here for over 20 years. It’s one of the most wonderful things I’ve ever done in my life.” Last week, we honored WWII veteran...

This week, our Camden waterfront community suffered a heartbreaking tragedy. Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial stands with the Camden Fire Department during this difficult time and will be lit up in red as a show of our support. Please...

Action News photojournalist Tom Kelly and Action News editor Gary Zarnoski give us a preview on board the longest battleship ever built by the U.S. Navy.

Battleship New Jersey kicked off a new holiday tradition Friday morning by welcoming leaders and volunteers from South Jersey nonprofits to decorate Christmas trees aboard the historic vessel. Participating organizations included Larc Norcross School, Inspira Health Foundation, Hopeworks, Bestwork Industries for...

This week, we had the honor of commemorating the 250th Birthday of the USMC and Veterans Day in a special ceremony! We welcomed keynote speakers, Colonel H.C. “Barney” Barnum USMC (Ret.) and Brigadier General Dustin J. Byrum, as well as...

Battleship New Jersey hosted the crew of the USS John Basilone (DDG 122) to celebrate their commissioning week. It was an honor to have active duty sailors onboard once again to enjoy tours of the ship and dinner kindly donated...

Today, Battleship New Jersey became the only Iowa-class Battleship Museum to have a full battery of real missile tubes. A huge thank you to the crew and our incredible maintenance staff for making this possible! We’ve also added the replica...

Battleship New Jersey was honored to host the officers and crew of the SSN-796 as a part of their Commissioning Week. It was a privilege to have active duty sailors aboard to meet veterans from each commissioning of the Battleship,...

Battleship New Jersey was incredibly honored today to welcome aboard RADM Ronald D. Tucker, the ship’s 19th and final commanding officer. He was also joined by one of his former BB62 officers, CDR Michael Burke. They both signed the Signing...

A very special thank you to the members of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Local 255 for their extraordinary work on the new teak deck of the Battleship!  The continuous main deck is now completed, and the...