Summary and Key Points: The USS New Jersey, one of the most decorated battleships in U.S. Navy history, recently underwent a critical restoration at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. -Commissioned ...

As previously reported by Harrison Kass for The National Interest, the timing would have allowed the former USS New Jersey (BB-62) to be ready for the peak tourist season. The warship is a major ...

“Originally, the Navy made decks out of pine,” said Ryan Szimanski, executive director of the Historic Naval Ships Association and curator for the USS New Jersey. “Pine was usually 4 inches ...