The Battleship New Jersey, America’s most decorated battleship, is sailing back to its home state after a rigorous refitting at Philadelphia Navy Yard.
-Limited tickets for the return journey are available at $3,000 each. The restoration, costing $10 million, included a new paint job and repairs.
-The USS New Jersey served in WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf, earning 19 Battle Stars. The Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial aims to preserve its legacy for future generations.
Battleship New Jersey Returns After $10 Million Restoration
Following its dry docking at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Battleship New Jersey is sailing back to its home state. Tickets to ride aboard America’s most decorated battleship as it makes the trip have opened up at $3,000 a piece. While spots are limited to a lucky 15 people, USS New Jersey should be fully opened to the public in the near future.
The Battleship New Jersey left port for the first time in more than two decades earlier this year to undergo a rigorous refitting. In March, the famous vessel left for Paulsboro, the first leg of its journey to dry dock. As detailed by Battleship New Jersey CEO Marshall Spevak, “The ship gets ballasted in Paulsboro, which means we are adding about 2,000 tons of water to the ship’s tanks to essentially even the ship out from bow to stern so that when we enter the dry dock in Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on March 27th, we’re essentially making sure that the ship and the hull, when it sits down on the blocks at the shipyard, it doesn’t crack the hull in half.”
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