Here’s When Battleship New Jersey Returns Home to Camden Waterfront

The Navy's most-decorated battleship, Battleship New Jersey, which was moved from Camden Waterfront to receive repairs, is finally scheduled to return home. 

Back on March 21st, the USS New Jersey (BB-62) sailed off to the Philadelphia Naval Yard to be dry-docked, leaving the Camden side of the Delaware River for the first time in more than 20 years.

Why the Naval Yard? Battleship NJ needed a slip roughly the size of two football fields to accommodate repairs, according to inquirer.com.

Why Was Battleship New Jersey Moved to Philadelphia?

In order to preserve the vessel, the time had come for Battleship New Jersey to undergo some repairs and get a fresh coat of paint. Marshall Spevak, of Cherry Hill, who was reportedly overseeing the battleship's maintenance, said the improvements were long overdue.

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The restoration of Battleship New Jersey was expected to take around two months to complete and return to Camden Waterfront by Memorial Day Weekend, but the project took a little longer.

Famed Battleship New Jersey Sets Return Date to Camden, NJ Waterfront

Now, however, a return date has been scheduled and it's slated to be accompanied by a big 'Welcome Home' celebration, according to Patch.com.

The vessel reportedly has one stop to make before settling back into Camden, New Jersey waters. About a week before its return to Camden Waterfront, the battleship will stop at in the Paulsboro Marine Terminal to have a few upgrades made to its ballast.

Then, Battleship N.J. will officially sail back to Camden Waterfront on Thursday, June 20th where it will dock around 1:20 p.m.

USS New Jersey's return party will commence at 11 a.m. on June 20th. It's only a $10 donation to attend and there will reportedly be refreshments available, live music, and games.

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