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BB-62 New Jersey
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Iowa 1940/09/16
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1942/12/07 1943/05/23 1999/01/04
memori
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:44/06: 80x40, 49x20; 45/04: 80x40, 57x20
Camouflage: 43/05-45/06: Ms 21, 45/06-?: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/07       joinPac-Panama Canal > sail to Funafuti (escorted DesDiv48)   66 
44/01/22       Funafuti (Ellice Is)   66 
44/01/25 44/02/13 Flint 58.3     66 
44/02/04     5thFlt/FltF Majuro Lagoon   66 
44/02/12 44/02/17 Hailst 50.9.1/FltF     66  104 
44/02/12 44/02/19 Hailst 58/FltF     66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58/FltF raid -Palau   66 
44/03/18     50.10/FltF shell Mili   66 
44/04/13 44/05/04 Reckle       66 
44/05/01   Mudba 58.7 shell Ponape   66  81 
44/06/06 44/06/24 Forage 58.7/BatDiv7     66  86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/BatDiv7 xPhilip   66  86 
44/07/30 44/08/02 Forage 58.4     81 
44/08/09       P.H. - entered base   66 
44/08/24 44/08/30   3rdFlt/FltF P.H.   66 
44/08/30 44/09/06   3rdFlt/FltF sail from P.H. to Admiralties to join TF 38 (escort - Hunt)   66 
44/09/06 44/11/27 King2 38.2/BatDiv7/FltF     66  104 
44/09/17   Stale2 38/FltF Peleliu   66 
44/10 44/11 King2 38.2/BatDiv7/FltF     81 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34.5/FltF,FF,GF xLeyte   66 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5     125 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5     125 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38.2/FltF land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2/FltF     66 
45/01/25 45/02   BatDiv7/DF Ulithi   66 
45/02/10 45/03/03 Detach 58.3     66  84 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/24 45/03/24 Detach 59.7 shell Okinawa   66 
45/03/27 45/04/08 Iceber 58.4     66 
45/04/02   Iceber 58.4 damaged in collision with Franks 120 nm ESE of Nagasuku Bay, Okinawa (25-49N, 130-01E)   66  85 
45/04/08 45/04/19 Iceber 58.3     86 
45/04/19 45/04/19 Iceber 58.7     66 
45/04/19       off Okinawa - sail to Puget Sound for overhaul   66 
45/05 45/07/04     Puget Sound - sail to San Pedro>P.H   66 
45/07/04 45/07/1?     sail from Puget Sound to San Pedro > P.H.   66 
45/08/01       P.H.   105 
45/08/01? 45/08/09?   12.5.6 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66 
45/08/09     12.5.6 shell Wake   66 
45/08/14 45/08/17     Guam   66 
45/08/17 45/08/21     sail from Guam to Manila Bay   69 
45/08/28 45/08/30     sail from Manila Bay to Buckner Bay, Okinawa   69 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1991/02/08 decommissioned, excepted to be museum in Camden, New Jersey
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "Big J", "Black Dragon" (based on almost dark grey weathered Ms 21 camouflage)