Battleships: Iowa Class; USS New Jersey

[ivorthediver]

Launch day stern view of USS New Jersey pictured at Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 7th 1942.

What a cracking picture Brian , thanks so much .

what are the welded appendages above and behind the prop shafts please , something must have fitted to them or where they temporary fixings for drag chains or the alike please .

[Brian James]

USS New Jersey pictured at Puget Sound Navy Yard on June 24th 1945.

[designeraccd]

I would suggest that the closeup of her ROUNDED bridge house front was a earlier view. The 45 view shows her later, squared off front. Both are fine views of her that I had not seen before!

Below is how she looked ('68) when I first saw her at the Long Beach Naval Yard. DFO

[DonBoyer]

The view on the right is definitely 24 June '45 when she was being inclined during her last wartime refit. As Dennis noted, the "round bridge" has to be earlier than that -- possibly when she first came to Puget Sound for refit. She also lost her MS 22 paint job at this time, being done up in the same paint scheme as the other three Iowa's. Iowa and New Jersey both had the rounded bridge when completed. Missouri and Wisconsin had the later squared off bridge from the start.

[designeraccd]

Actually, for a short time, IOWA did not have that raised, rounded bridge front!! If I ever build her, this will be the "look". DFO

[designeraccd]

NEW JERSEY, Viet Nam era and getting ready...1982. Note the 3 16" shells in flight. NGFS the grunts can use!!! She and her sisters were hard to destroy self contained weapon systems. Particularly after their Regan era updates. DFO

[ivorthediver]

Actually, for a short time, IOWA did not have that raised, rounded bridge front!! If I ever build her, this will be the "look". DFO

And without her bow AA guns and dished nose ...eh ....

Thanks Brian for these and Don's,/ Dennis's editions to

[ivorthediver]

Pic 1 great photo , but whats the hymn sheet on the forward turret for please

Pic 2 errrr wheres the third shell gone

Pic 3 great time lapse shot , goes to prove that they rarely slept here eh

Thanks for sharing them Dennis

[designeraccd]

Look real close, all 3 shells are there!! DFO

[ivorthediver]

Will have to take your word for it Dennis ...........or drink less