Battleship New Jersey's Battle Stars for Service 1953 to 1989
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New Jersey's guns opened the first shore bombardment of her Korean career at Wonsan 20 May. During her two tours of duty in Korean waters, she was again and again to play the part of seaborne mobile artillery. In direct support to United Nations troops; or in preparation for ground actions, in interdicting Communist supply and communication routes, or in destroying supplies and troop positions, New Jersey used her 16-inch guns to fire far beyond the capacity of land artillery, moved rapidly and free from major attack from one target to another, and at the same time could be immediately available to guard aircraft carriers should they require her protection. It was on this first such mission at Wonsan that she received her only combat casualties of the Korean War. One of her men was killed and two severely wounded when she took a hit from a shore battery on her number one turret and received a near miss aft to port.
In August 1967 the Secretary of Defense made the decision to recommission a battleship "for employment in the Pacific Fleet to augment the naval gunfire support force in Southeast Asia". During this deployment . At this time New Jersey, was the world's only active battleship.
On 28 November�after 23 October 1983 Beirut barracks bombing�the U.S. government announced that New Jersey would be retained off Beirut although her crew would be rotated. On 14 December, New Jersey fired 11 projectiles from her 16-inch (406 mm) guns at hostile positions inland of Beirut. These were the first 16-inch shells fired for effect anywhere in the world since New Jersey ended her time on the gunline in Vietnam in 1969.
.She was also the first battleship to enter the Persian Gulf, and the first battleship in thirty years to lead her own battle group � a role in which Tom Clancy featured her in his best-selling novel The Hunt for Red October.
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Battle Stars., New Jersey Battle Stars, Battle Stars, USS New Jersey, Battleship New Jersey, BB62, Iowa Class battleship, The Black Dragon, The Big J, United States Navy, US Navy, American Battleship. National Register of Historic Places, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, World War II on the National Register of Historic Places, Battleship Museums in the United States, Delaware River, Camden, Wiggins Park, Camden County, The Delaware River Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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