Popular Tourist Attraction Battleship New Jersey To Be Moved On Land
We all need a refresh every once in a while. The popular tourist attraction Battleship New Jersey is to be moved on land for the first time in over 3 decades. Turns out the ship needs a little upkeep. We can appreciate that. It’s like how we need a haircut every few months. If you remember we have been fortunate to do some really cool events on the Battleship New Jersey. So hopefully once it’s all cleaned up, we can have a big hoopla. I actually have never been, but everyone said it’s such a cool experience, especially because you can even spend the night there as well. It’s a very popular attraction for families, school groups, and youth organizations. I keep thinking about the Abbott Elementary episode where they spend the night at The Franklin Institute and Mrs Howards (Sheryl Lee Ralph’s character) scares all the kids with her C-PAC machine for her sleep apnea. Ha! With that said, if you haven’t started watching Abbott Elementary yet, do it asap.
Okay, back to The Battleship New Jersey.
“Safeguarding irreplaceable historic objects and places, like the Battleship New Jersey, ensures they bridge the past with the present, inspiring future generations,” said Sara Cureton, director of the New Jersey Historical Commission. “Dry docking the ship after 32 years honors its legacy, preserving its grandeur for the future.”
The ship will be cleaned, the hull will be repainted and corrosion will be repaired, and will be towed from Camden to Philadelphia to a dry dock for 60 to 100 days.
Its dry dock site, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock Number 3, is significant because it is where the ship was originally built from 1940-1943 for World War II.
The Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial is located at 62 Battleship Place, Camden, New Jersey. This museum ship preserves and displays USS New Jersey, the most decorated battleship to have served in the U.S. Navy and one of the largest ever built.
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