“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 50

I don’t want to burn off all of my military content before Memorial Day. But as it turns out, I’ve got a couple of things in reserve.

So here’s something we hope you’ll really like: “Floating Fortress”, from 1952. A slice of life onboard the USS New Jersey during the Korean War. Nice video of the big guns being loaded and fired.

Bonus video #1: As you may know, Bob, the battleship New Jersey is currently a museum ship in Camden. As you may have guessed, the museum is closed for the moment…

…so the good folks there put a virtual tour of the New Jersey up on YouTube.

Bonus video #2: “The American Dreadnaught” from 1968, which covers the de-mothballing and recommissioning of the New Jersey during Vietnam.

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