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USS New Jersey: This World War II Battleship Fired 20,000 Shells During Vietnam | The National Interest
![The Battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) followed by the Battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) with other screening vessels follow. Off the coast of The Battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) followed by the Battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) with other screening vessels follow. Off the coast of](https://i.redd.it/55uvepmooh481.jpg)
The Battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) followed by the Battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) with other screening vessels follow. Off the coast of
![Recommissioned for the Vietnam War, USS New Jersey (BB-62) was little modified. She is shown here underway off Oahu, Hawaii, 11 September 1968, with all three turrets and 5" mounts trained to Recommissioned for the Vietnam War, USS New Jersey (BB-62) was little modified. She is shown here underway off Oahu, Hawaii, 11 September 1968, with all three turrets and 5" mounts trained to](https://i.redd.it/5oeas0tpd7iz.jpg)