Robert Aitchison 🏴☠️⚓✡️I'm a big nerd for museum ships in general and Battleship museums in particular.
In addition to my volunteering on the Battleship Iowa, I have visited all of the U.S. Navy Battleship museums save two (the Texas and the Massachusetts).
Out of the 6 Battleship museums I've visited the USS New Jersey (BB-62) holds a special place in my heart. It was the first Battleship I ever laid eyes on. When I was in elementary school we took a field trip down to the San Pedro harbor for a harbor tour. The tour boat took us close to the (now closed) Long Beach Naval Shipyard where the New Jersey was in the process of being reactivated and we were able to get a very close look at her in all her glory.
To say this made an impression on pre-teen me is a gross understatement and without a doubt an was instrumental in my decision to join the Navy at 17.
#bb62 #USSNewJersey #museum #navy #camden
In addition to my volunteering on the Battleship Iowa, I have visited all of the U.S. Navy Battleship museums save two (the Texas and the Massachusetts).
Out of the 6 Battleship museums I've visited the USS New Jersey (BB-62) holds a special place in my heart. It was the first Battleship I ever laid eyes on. When I was in elementary school we took a field trip down to the San Pedro harbor for a harbor tour. The tour boat took us close to the (now closed) Long Beach Naval Shipyard where the New Jersey was in the process of being reactivated and we were able to get a very close look at her in all her glory.
To say this made an impression on pre-teen me is a gross understatement and without a doubt an was instrumental in my decision to join the Navy at 17.
#bb62 #USSNewJersey #museum #navy #camden
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