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USS New Jersey (BB-62) is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the US state of New Jersey |
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Among the four completed Iowa-class battleships, New Jersey is notable for having earned the most battle stars for her combat actions, and for being the only battleship of the class to have served a tour of duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam War |
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During World War II, New Jersey shelled targets on Guam and Okinawa, and screened aircraft carriers conducting raids in the Marshall Islands |
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USS New Jersey BB-62 |
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tags : uss, jersey, bb-62 |
