2025-08-012025-08-012025-03-31https://hdl.handle.net/10929/147592The USS Randolph was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and following World War II for the United States Navy This carrier was built in 1944 and decommissioned in 1969. During World War II it endured a number of Japanese kamikaze attacks. It returned to public prominence as the recovery ship for Mercury astronauts Gus Grissom and John Glenn. This anchor was given to Toms River to honor the town's early shipping commerce on the Toms River which helped build the village as a commercial center.Original file name Toms%20River%20Anchor%20of%20the%20USS%20Randolph%2002-03 (2).jpg1536 x 1024Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.USS Randolph AnchorEssex Class CarrierWorld War IISpace RaceHuddy ParkToms RiverOcean CountyNorthern New Jersey ShoreThe ShoreJersey ShoreNew Jersey ShoreNJ ShoreNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State