Battleship USS New Jersey | The American Dreadnought | Documentary Film | 1968

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►My channel: http://youtube.com/TheBestFilmArchives ►SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/TheBestFilmArchives?sub_confirmation=1 ►Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheBestFilmArchives ►Google+: http://plus.google.com/+TheBestFilmArchives ►Twitter: http://twitter.com/BestFilmArch It is the story of the USS New Jersey, the most decorated battleship in U.S. Naval history. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The first of its kind, the Royal Navy's Dreadnought, made such a strong impression on people's minds when launched in 1906 that similar battleships built subsequently were referred to generically as "dreadnoughts", and earlier battleships became known as "pre-dreadnoughts". Dreadnought's design had two revolutionary features: an "all-big-gun" armament scheme, with more heavy-calibre guns than previous ships, and steam turbine propulsion. As dreadnoughts became a crucial symbol of national power, the arrival of these new warships renewed the naval arms race between the United Kingdom and Germany. Dreadnought races lasting up to 1914. Successive designs increased rapidly in size and made use of improvements in armament, armor, and propulsion throughout the dreadnought era. Within five years, new battleships had outclassed Dreadnought. These more powerful vessels were known as "super-dreadnoughts." Most of the original dreadnoughts were scrapped after 1918 under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, but many of the newer super-dreadnoughts continued to be used. USS New Jersey (BB-62; "Big J" or "Black Dragon") was one of the Iowa-class "fast battleship" designs. She was launched on 12 December 1942 and commissioned on 23 May 1943. The ship was the second of the Iowa class to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The USS New Jersey earned more stars for actions than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and was the only US battleship providing gunfire support during the Vietnam conflict. After the Korean conflict, she was decommissioned into the United States Navy reserve fleets, better known as the "mothball fleet". She was briefly reactivated in 1968 and sent to Vietnam to support US troops before returning to the mothball fleet in 1969. Reactivated once more in the 1980s as part of the 600-ship Navy program, New Jersey was modernized to carry missiles and recommissioned for service. New Jersey was decommissioned for the last time in 1991 (after serving a total of 21 years in the active fleet). She was donated to the Home Port Alliance in Camden, New Jersey, and began her career as a museum ship in 2001. Battleship USS New Jersey | The American Dreadnought | Documentary Film | 1968 TBFA_0017