Dates in the History of the
New Jersey
Keel Laid at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
16 September 1940
Launched
7 December 1942
Commissioned
23 May 1943
Decommissioned
30 June 1948
Recommissioned
21 November 1950
Decommissioned
21 August 1957
Reactivated and modernized at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1967-1968
Recommissioned
6 April 1968
Decommissioned
17 December 1969
Reactivated and modernized at Long Beach Naval Shipyard
1981-1982
Recommissioned
28 December 1982
Decommissioned
8 February 1991
Awarded to New Jersey as museum: Hopefully soon!
Commanding Officers of the
New Jersey
Captain Carl F. Holden
23 May 1943 - 26 January 1945
Captain Edmund T. Wooldridge
26 January 1945 - 15 November 1945
Captain Edward M. Thompson
17 November 1945 - 5 August 1946
Captain Leon J. Huffman
5 August 1946 - 23 May 1947
Captain George L. Menocal
23 May 1947 - 14 February 1948
Captain Joseph W. Leverton, Jr.
14 February 1948 - 30 June 1948
Captain David M. Tyree
21 November 1950 - 17 November 1951
Captain Francis D. McCorkle
17 November 1951 - 20 October 1952
Captain Charles L. Melson
20 October 1942 - 24 October 1953
Captain John C. Atkeson
24 October 1953 - 18 March 1955
Captain Edward J. O'Donnell
18 March 1955 - 31 May 1956
Captain Charles B. Brooks
31 May 1956 - 21 August 1957
Captain J. Edward Snyder, Jr.
6 April 1968 - 27 August 1969
Captain Robert C. Peniston
27 August 1969 - 17 December 1969
Captain William M. Fogarty
28 December 1982 - 15 September 1983
Captain Richard D. Milligan
15 September 1983 - 7 September 1985
Captain Walter L. Glenn, Jr.
7 September 1985 - 8 August 1987
Captain Douglas J. Katz
8 August 1987 - 19 May 1989
Captain Ronald D. Tucker
19 May 1989 - 8 February 1991
Thanks Lloyd! It's an Honor to receive an award from someone who was on "Big J"
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