Battleship New Jersey Returning to Camden. SS United States Needs a New Home

[Njaco]

Tale of Two Ships: Battleship New Jersey Returning to Camden. SS United States Needs a New Home - 42 Freeway

Battleship New Jersey is in Paulsboro ahead of it's Thursday return trip to Camden. Meanwhile SS United States has 90 days to find new home.

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[rochie]

never gonna fit !

ohhhhh, that Camden.........

 

[Njaco]

Wrong Camden. And be thankful for that.

 

[rochie]

Wrong Camden. And be thankful for that.

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Looks like the bit of Camden where my Daughter lived whilst at University !

 

[Marcel]

Ah, I remember that ship with Captain Njaco .

 

[Njaco]

and she is all cleaned up and heading home!

 

[Marcel]

and she is all cleaned up and heading home!
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Fantastic that they were able to fix her up. I remember the deck planking being quite bad. Did they replace that as well?

 

[Njaco]

I believe so. I remember you talking about that. I guess it took them 10 years to get up enough donations.

 

[Marcel]

I believe so. I remember you talking about that. I guess it took them 10 years to get up enough donations.

Yeah, it's not easy to maintain a ship like that. Everything is very expensive. Really fantastic that they were able to do this. It would be a great shame if she would waste away.

 

[Njaco]

Yeah, it's not easy to maintain a ship like that. Everything is very expensive. Really fantastic that they were able to do this. It would be a great shame if she would waste away.

I keep seeing reports that the Missouri and Iowa are in trouble.

 

[fannum]

My uncle Robert G. Mills (USNA '42), then a Commander in the early '60s, was assigned to take the USS New Jersey out of the mothball fleet, update her with modern technology and weapons for service in the Vietnam era. Being promoted to Captain, he was put in charge of the Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Philippines throughout that conflict, being promoted to Rear Admiral as a result. Through most of the '70s, he was in charge of Pearl Harbor and the facilities.

 

[Marcel]

I keep seeing reports that the Missouri and Iowa are in trouble.

We actually need a "sad" reaction option on the forum.

 

[Njaco]

Two can play at that game!

 

[Marcel]

Two can play at that game!

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Can you imagine that was 10 years ago?

 

[Njaco]

Can you imagine that was 10 years ago?

Nope. Seems like yesterday. Maybe we'll see each other in Florida?

 

[Marcel]

Nope. Seems like yesterday. Maybe we'll see each other in Florida?

Would love that. I don't see it happen soon, though.