The 57,500-ton battleship New Jersey, which once shot down 20 Japanese warplanes and pounded the beaches of Okinawa and Iwo Jima into submission, is back in action. This year, the 39-year-old ...
She took an important hand in the operations of the fast carrier striking forces as they struck in raids on Okinawa, China, and Tokyo. Her big guns supported landing forces on Iwo Jima and shelled ...