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Battleship USS New Jersey Repairs Help Preserve Option to Reactivate It!

In March, the USS New Jersey set sail for the first time in over 24 years. It was not once again going off to battle, but instead to the location of its birth.
Battleship USS New Jersey Repairs Help Preserve Option to Reactivate It!
People gather in Gloucester City, N.J., to view the USS New Jersey being moved down the Delaware River on March 21, 2024. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Mike Fredenburg
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The USS New Jersey’s 16-inch guns can create hell on earth by delivering 2.9 million pounds per hour of ordnance to targets more than 20 miles away. This is more ordnance than any other ship in the world can deliver over the space of an hour, including the aircraft of one of our supercarriers.

Mike Fredenburg
Mike Fredenburg
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Mike Fredenburg writes on military technology and defense matters with an emphasis on defense reform. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and master's degree in production operations management.