Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

BB-62 USS New Jersey

• Iowa class battleship:
• Displacement: 48,110 tons (standard) / 57,540 tons (full load)
• Length: 887'3"
• Beam: 108'1"
• Draft: 37'9"
• Speed: 33 knots
• Armament: 3x3 16"/50, 10x2 5"/38, 20x4 40mm, 8x2 20mm, 41 20mm; 3 planes
• Complement: 2,978
• Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 600 psi boilers, 4 shafts, 212,000 shaft hp
• Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned 23 May 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS New Jersey
• Book of General Plans

• Battleship New Jersey Home Page
• The Battleship New Jersey BB-62
• BB-62 USS New Jersey Information [Iowa Class Preservation Association]
• Battleship New Jersey Foundation
• Battleship New Jersey Historical Museum Society
• USS New Jersey

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