USS New Jersey (BB-62)

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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/

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She's on the move.

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BrettMRC said:

She should be moved into the dry dock today.

Around 3pm GMT.

Live stream will be on their YouTube channel.

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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

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eharding said:

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....

They've now done a video on Battleships and earthquakes