USS New Jersey (BB-62)

[spitfire-ian]

The Iowa class battleship New Jersey will be starting its journey to dry dock for maintenance today leaving its berth and being towed down the Delaware River to a temporary berth at around 4pm GMT. It will be the first time its been dry docked for over 30 years and the first time its moved since 2000.

I think there should be a live feed on their YouTube channel later.

https://www.youtube.com/@BattleshipNewJersey



https://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/

[RizzoTheRat]

First USS Texas, now New Jersey, I know the USN have been berating the Royal Navy for lack of firepower but they're really upping thier game

[spitfire-ian]

She's on the move.

[Alwayzsidewayz2]

Thank you for the post and links. Wow to see the ship move is something else.

Its not hard to almost imagine her now being back in time sailing for a fight in the pacific

Very emotive

[FourWheelDrift]

Different live camera from helicopter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbahiEILxUk

[LimmerickLad]

FourWheelDrift said:

Different live camera from helicopter -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbahiEILxUk

Awesome watch........thanks

[BrettMRC]

The youtube channel they run is great, been following it for some time.

Quite a good one recently about removing the mast in readiness etc.

[BrettMRC]

She should be moved into the dry dock today.

[spitfire-ian]

BrettMRC said:

She should be moved into the dry dock today.

Around 3pm GMT.

Live stream will be on their YouTube channel.

[FourWheelDrift]

Aerial video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5cDqdV56ZY

[RizzoTheRat]

You think of her as being massive but it's surprising how small and low in the water she is compared to that support ship.

Is that an Algol class, and if so why the Dutch flag on the funnels?

[BrettMRC]

I was thinking similar, but then even the Titanic/Olympic class were over 50,000tons in 1911!

[Turn7]

Given the modern missiles, rockets and fighter bombers, do these kind of ships really have a place now ?

[BrettMRC]

Turn7 said:

Given the modern missiles, rockets and fighter bombers, do these kind of ships really have a place now ?

It's a museum ship....?

[Turn7]

BrettMRC said:

Turn7 said:

Given the modern missiles, rockets and fighter bombers, do these kind of ships really have a place now ?

It's a museum ship....?

Oh ok, I don’t know that….

[FourWheelDrift]

[eharding]

I wonder have much today's East coast earthquake was felt down at the Philadelphia Naval Yard - I certainly wouldn't have cared to have been working underneath the hull if the ground started shaking.

[spitfire-ian]

eharding said:

I wonder have much today's East coast earthquake was felt down at the Philadelphia Naval Yard - I certainly wouldn't have cared to have been working underneath the hull if the ground started shaking.

That thought crossed my mind too.

Edited to add: They've said on Instagram that they didn't feel it at all in the dry dock.

Edited by spitfire-ian on Friday 5th April 17:23

[eharding]

spitfire-ian said:

eharding said:

I wonder have much today's East coast earthquake was felt down at the Philadelphia Naval Yard - I certainly wouldn't have cared to have been working underneath the hull if the ground started shaking.

That thought crossed my mind too.

Edited to add: They've said on Instagram that they didn't feel it at all in the dry dock.

Edited by spitfire-ian on Friday 5th April 17:23

That's good to know. I could imagine running out from underneath the thing as fast as my fat little legs could carry me when the ground started shaking, then as things calmed down be slumped against the dock wall having a bit of a minor coronary, and then realising that the dry dock gates had started to creak ominously....

Edited by eharding on Friday 5th April 21:41

[essayer]

What a way to go though! Can’t be many crushed by the keel of a battleship