The USS New Jersey (BB-62) is an Iowa-class battleship, laid down in September 1940. She was launched on December 7, 1942 (one year after the attack on pearl harbor), and is rumored to be the longest battleship in the world, as her New Jersey shipbuilders claim to have built her longer than sister ships. During most of World War Two, new jersey served as admiral Halsey's flagship in the Pacific. She was decommissioned in 1948, with most of the other fast battleships.

But this was far from the end for this battleship. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, and the US Navy called on the Iowa-class battleships to be reactivated. She served in Korea until 1953, and was decommissioned again in 1957.

During the 1960's, the controversial War in Vietnam escalated. The US was losing a large amount of bombers to enemy SAM fire. So the Navy had a solution: reactivate a battleship to serve as a bomber. They chose New Jersey, the Iowa-class ship in the best condition. She was modernized with electronic warfare and helicopter capabilities in 1967. She was recommissioned in 1968, and at that time was the only active battleship in the world.
She was also unique for having something no other US Navy ship is ever known to have - she had two 'swimming pools, old 40mm gun tubs repainted and filled with water in which a commanding officer once "took an old mattress, and used it to float in the 'swimming pool'"
However, New Jersey's tour in Vietnam lasted less than 2 years, and its effectiveness has been questioned. She was once again decommissioned in 1969.

She sat for 13 years, until 1982, in reserve. Under Ronald Reagan, she was modernized and reactivated in 1982.
During her service in the 1980's, she served in the Lebanese civil war in 1983. After the 1989 USS Iowa turret explosion, New Jersey's main 16-inch guns were put out of service, and not used again until 1990.

She was decommissioned in February 1991, and had she served just another month, she may have participated in Operation Desert Storm.

Overall, New Jersey served for 20 years, the most of the Iowa class ships.

In 2000, New Jersey became a museum ship in Camden, New Jersey, and is still there today.
If you get the opportunity or are in the area, I strongly recommend it!

The ship is full interior.

The worldsave will be posted for the first week only.

The helicopter is a CH-3 SeaKing, as would have been carried on new jersey during her Vietnam tour.

if it is after the first week, you can PM me and I will probably give you the link (this is to prevent plagiarism).

The rooms I show are all I can, there is plenty more, so if you want to see it all download it and explore. (Hint: most of the areas you will want to explore (excluding engineering) are on the 1st and 2nd decks, the rest of the decks are primarily magazines and storerooms)


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