Last week I wrote about a great day trip that Josh and I took to NJ in 2011. The highlight of our day was our tour of the Battleship New Jersey. This is part two of that trip.
The Battleship New Jersey
The Battleship New Jersey
Josh and I did a radio tour instead of a guided tour, that way we could take our time and really enjoy ourselves. Lucky for us, there were only two other groups on the ship and we only ran into them once.
The BSNJ was nicknamed "The Black Dragon" and is Americas most decorated war ship. It is also the only battleship that provided gunfire support in Vietnam. When she was decommissioned (for the last time) in 1991, she had served 21 years in the active fleet!
The 04 Level Navigation Bridge is where the crew steered the ship. The crew members involved in steering the ship were the helmsmen, Officer of the deck, and navigation crew.
Each of these armored doors weighs over a ton! Inside of the armored doors is the primary wheel.
Come back next week for the final installment of BSNJ posts!
Again, very neat pictures! Looking forward to the final installment next week. :)
ReplyDeleteMy boys really liked getting to see your photos this week. What a fun adventure! x
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad!! It's definitely a great trip for boys. In fact, the other group that was there was a boyscout troop and they were doing a lock-in on the ship :)
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