Climb aboard the USS New Jersey, the fastest, longest, and most decorated US battleship ever built

"The USS New Jersey is a battleship of superlatives. Fastest battleship ever built? Check. The ship's fastest speed was a record-setting 35.2 knots, or a little over 40 miles per hour, in 1968. Longest battleship ever built? Check. At 887 feet and 7 inches long, the USS New Jersey is almost three football fields long, and 5 feet longer than the Titanic. Most-decorated battleship in US history? Check, again. The USS New Jersey earned 19 battle stars throughout its career."

"Originally built for combat in World War II, the USS New Jersey was so powerful and irreplaceable that the Navy kept recommissioning it until the 1990s. After it was decommissioned for the last time, it was transformed into a museum based in its namesake state where visitors can explore spaces such as the combat engagement center, officers' staterooms, and gun turrets."

The USS New Jersey reached 35.2 knots in 1968, the fastest speed recorded for a battleship. At 887 feet 7 inches, it is the longest battleship built, five feet longer than the Titanic and nearly three football fields long. The ship earned 19 battle stars across World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. The Navy recommissioned the vessel multiple times through the 1990s. After final decommissioning the ship became a floating museum in Camden, New Jersey, with roughly 1,600 rooms including a combat engagement center, officers' staterooms, and gun turrets. Even long-term staff members have not accessed all compartments.

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