Evidence
17 evidence entries recorded; each entry has a stable permalink (#ev-1 … #ev-17).
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[1]Pennoni (engineering firm) project record, 'Battleship New Jersey Museum - USS New Jersey' [other_primary]
- Locator
- Pennoni project page, project narrative
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- The environmental engineering firm of record states it 'provided an environmental inspection, including a hazardous materials survey, throughout this battleship,' then 'prepared detailed abatement plans and specifications for the removal of asbestos-containing materials, PCB-containing items/fluids, and ozone-depleting substances,' with abatement 'carefully planned around renovations to the ship in preparation of its opening as a museum.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2000-2001 (museum preparation)
- Population
- Abatement/renovation contractors; museum staff
- Limitations
- Confirms ACM was present and surveyed ship-wide with abatement plans prepared before museum opening (2001 era). Does not state quantities, compartment list, or what fraction was removed vs. encapsulated/left in place; the survey document itself is not public. Re-verified verbatim 2026-09-18 (page live).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-01
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[2]Courier-Post / GateHouse wire report on Battleship New Jersey 15th-anniversary projects (Oct. 18, 2016; Comegno) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- Wire story (Oct. 18, 2016), paragraph on 2017 projects
- Finding type
- abatement_record
- Finding
- Contemporaneous reporting on the museum's capital program describes 'a $200,000 endeavor that will include both asbestos encapsulation and removal in boiler rooms that are now off-limits to visitors' - documenting asbestos-containing material remaining aboard the museum ship in engineering spaces as of 2016-2017.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2016-2017
- Population
- Museum abatement contractors; tour-route planning
- Limitations
- News report of a museum capital project, not a survey - establishes presence of remaining ACM in boiler rooms and a funded remediation, not quantities, other compartments' status, or any exposure. Re-verified verbatim 2026-09-18 (page live; same wire copy also at augustachronicle.com).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-02
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[3]Owens-Illinois, Inc.'s Joinder to Defendant Elliot Company's Notice of Removal, Siegfried v. 3M Company et al., No. 2:18-cv-01575-FMO-E (C.D. Cal. filed Mar. 2, 2018; state case BC691900) (RECAP doc 50) [court_record]
- Locator
- Joinder, Document 50, preliminary statement para. 1 (vessel list)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Asbestos personal-injury removal joinder reciting the complaint: plaintiff Terry Lee Siegfried alleged injury from exposure to Owens-Illinois asbestos while an electrician/marine electrician approximately 1969-1996 'on the Long Beach Naval Shipyard' and a vessel list of ~40 hulls including 'USS New Jersey (BB-62)' (also USS Missouri BB-63); the joinder notes 'no other exposure allegations related to Owens-Illinois.'
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1969-1996 (work); 2018 (filing)
- Population
- Long Beach Naval Shipyard electrician, 1969-1996
- Limitations
- Pleading-stage allegation listing the vessel among ~40; the court record exists and is verified at document level, but the alleged exposure aboard this hull is unadjudicated and the pleading does not establish Kaylo was aboard, individual exposure aboard this ship, causation, or quantities. Outcome of the case after the March 2018 removal not located. Re-verified verbatim 2026-09-18 (RECAP PDF live).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-03
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[4]DANFS, New Jersey II (BB-62) - verbatim HyperWar transcription of the NHHC entry (live NHHC page 404; Wayback capture 20221207165926 also available) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block + full service narrative + closing awards paragraph
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Spec block: displacement 45,000; length 887'7"; beam 108'1"; draft 28'11"; complement 1,921; armament 9 16"/20 5"; class Iowa. Launched 7 Dec 1942 by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; commissioned 23 May 1943. WWII flagship for Admirals Spruance and Halsey across the Marshalls, Truk, Marianas, Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, Japan. Decommissioned Bayonne 30 Jun 1948; recommissioned Bayonne 21 Nov 1950 for Korean service (bombardment tours 1951, 1953); decommissioned in reserve Bayonne 21 Aug 1957. Third career: recommissioned 6 Apr 1968 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard tailored for heavy bombardment (improved electronics, helicopter pad, 40mm battery removed); Vietnam gunline 1968-69; decommissioned 17 Dec 1969 at Puget Sound. Awards: Navy Unit Commendation (Vietnam); nine battle stars WWII, four Korea, two Vietnam.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1940-1969
- Population
- Construction trades (1940-43); Philadelphia NSY workers (1967-68 refit); crew
- Limitations
- Ship-specific history documented; entry contains no asbestos, insulation, or hazmat content; post-1969 narrative not covered by DANFS - see NVR/UPI/museum rows for 1981-2001 events. Live NHHC page returned 404 on 2026-09-18; verbatim transcription and Wayback capture cited.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-04
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[5]UPI archive: New Jersey departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 27 Jul 1981 and arrived Long Beach Naval Shipyard 6 Aug 1981 ($326M contract; UPI also reports ~$330M); recommissioned by President Reagan 28 Dec 1982; Feb. 8, 1984 Lebanon barrage (290 sixteen-inch shells per Pentagon via UPI Feb. 17 follow-up); Washington Post Feb. 9, 1984 'heaviest American naval barrage since the Vietnam War' [reputable_press]
- Locator
- UPI 1981-07-27, 1981-08-06, 1982-12-28, 1984-02-08, 1984-02-17; Washington Post 1984-02-09; USNI Proceedings May 1984 (Lebanon deployment context)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented 1981-82 reactivation of this hull at Long Beach Naval Shipyard: towed from the Puget Sound mothball berth (departed 27 Jul 1981, arrived 6 Aug 1981) for a $326 million modernization (Tomahawk/Harpoon launchers, Phalanx CIWS, updated electronics, aviation facilities); recommissioned 28 Dec 1982 at Long Beach by President Reagan. Lebanon service: shelled Syrian/Druze positions Dec. 1983 and - in the heaviest American naval barrage since Vietnam per the Washington Post - fired 290 sixteen-inch rounds 8 Feb 1984 (Pentagon figure via UPI).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1981-1984
- Population
- Long Beach NSY workers (1981-82); crew
- Limitations
- Yard period and combat service documented by contemporaneous wire reporting; asbestos rip-out scope during reactivation is not described and is not public. Does not establish individual exposure or quantities. Contract figure reported variously as $326M (award/retrospective) and ~$330M (contemporaneous stories).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-05
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[6]Naval Vessel Register, USS New Jersey (BB-62) vessel status record (Wayback capture 2020-12-05; live NVR now redirects to Navy SSO and is unreachable) [other_primary]
- Locator
- NVR milestone dates block + comments (Wayback capture)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- NVR records: award 07/01/1939; keel 09/16/1940; launch 12/07/1942; commission 05/23/1943; delivery 06/30/1943; decommission 02/08/1991; stricken 01/04/1999; status 'Donated as a Museum and Memorial' effective 07/20/2000, with the comment 'THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RICHARD DANZIG SIGNED THE DONATION CONTRACT ON JULY 20, 2000 OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRING NEW JERSEY (BB 62) TO THE HOME PORT ALLIANCE, CAMDEN, NJ.' Accommodations: officers 161 / enlisted 2,592. Builder: Naval Shipyard Philadelphia. Propulsion: steam turbines, 4 propellers.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1939-2000
- Limitations
- Register dates are official; no hazmat or material content in the record. Live nvr.navy.mil now redirects to a Navy SSO wall (verified 2026-09-18) - the record is reachable only via the Wayback capture cited. NVR's single stricken date does not show the 1995 strike/reinstatement; see museum row ev-16.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-06
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[7]Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial, official History page (museum_official) [museum_official]
- Locator
- Museum History page, 'Iowa-class Battleships' section + intro history
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Awards-count correction: the museum's official page frames the ship as 'the most decorated battleship in Navy history' with 'a total of 19 Battle and Campaign stars' - a combined battle-star/campaign-star count. DANFS verifies nine WWII + four Korea + two Vietnam = 15 battle stars plus a Navy Unit Commendation; the museum additionally lists Presidential Unit Citations from the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. Use the DANFS count as the verified figure; treat '19' and 'most decorated' as museum/press characterizations, not the official count.
- Verification
- disputed
- Role
- correction
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1943-1991
- Limitations
- Correction row: the '19' figure is the museum's own combined battle-and-campaign accounting, not a DANFS count; foreign unit citations are real awards but are not battle stars. The museum page also supplies the nicknames 'Big J' and 'Black Dragon' (backing the aliases field) and claims a 35.2-knot 1968 trial speed and a Guinness 'fastest battleship' title - institutional characterizations not independently verified.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-07
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[8]DANFS specifications block + WWII-era construction context (8-boiler, 4-turbine steam plant, 1943 delivery) [nhhc_danfs]
- Locator
- DANFS specifications block; era material suite per BuShips TM ch.39 (see iowa-class profile ev-iowa-class-05)
- Finding type
- asbestos_application
- Finding
- A 1943-delivered battleship with an eight-boiler, four-turbine steam plant built in the peak years of Navy asbestos use; era-standard applications included boiler casing and fireroom insulation, steam-pipe lagging, turbine lagging, valve and flange gaskets and packing, deck covering, bulkhead insulation, and cable insulation.
- Verification
- inferred
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1940-1943; 1981-1982
- Population
- Construction trades (1940-43); reactivation yard workers (1981-82); crew
- Limitations
- Class/era inference only - the Pennoni survey, 2016 boiler-room project, and litigation rows carry the ship-specific documentation for this hull. No quantity; does not establish what remains beyond the documented boiler-room remediation.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-08
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[9]GAO, Navy Efforts To Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure, HRD-80-2 (Oct 18, 1979) [gao]
- Locator
- GAO product page HRD-80-2 (full text blocked, HTTP 403)
- Finding type
- gov_survey
- Finding
- GAO documented the Navy's asbestos-protection program, with fieldwork at Long Beach Naval Shipyard - the yard that performed New Jersey's 1981-82 reactivation - and Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Standing policy (1975) removed asbestos insulation only when damaged or required for repairs, modified 1979 to selective replacement in high-maintenance areas.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- class_or_era
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1979; 1981-1982
- Population
- Long Beach NSY workers (GAO fieldwork site)
- Limitations
- Yard/program-level documentation, not hull-specific; supports era context for reactivation rip-out at the surveyed yard, not quantities aboard this hull. Full text not retrieved (gao.gov blocks automated fetch, HTTP 403, unchanged 2026-09-18) - description via product page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-09
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[10]This record's search ledger: CourtListener exact-name + BB-62 + asbestos-qualified queries (2026-09-15 sweep; 2026-09-18 re-check throttled) plus govinfo USCOURTS full-text 'USS New Jersey' (181 hits, reviewed) [other_primary]
- Locator
- search_ledger rows sl-uss-new-jersey-bb62-03 through -08
- Finding type
- historical_record
- Finding
- No adjudicated asbestos case naming USS New Jersey was located. Qualifying litigation rows (all sub-merits): Siegfried vessel-list pleading; Denbow (R&R recommending defense SJ on product ID); Gitto (R&R adopted denying Crane SJ); Hedrick (SJ granted to 3 defendants, denied to ALS/Crane); Mann (defense SJ granted); Montgoris (deposition exhibit; settled). Other litigation, non-asbestos: Weeks Marine (D.N.J. 3:04-cv-00494 + 3d Cir. 06-03586/06-04639 - Memorial Pier construction/terminal collapse, vessel is a location reference); Budnik v. Derwinski (Vet. App. 1992 - aboard-ship injury VA claim); US v. Chambers, US v. Wood (1987 courts-martial). Name collisions: Ayo v. 3M (E.D.N.Y. 2018 AFFF); state-name 'New Jersey' hits (Dafler v. Raymark, Johns-Manville v. US, Hilgendorf, Miller, Brandon, Grossman, Abadie).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- negative_finding
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-18
- Limitations
- Absence of an adjudicated ship-naming asbestos opinion does not prove absence of exposure claims. One prior MDL-875 docket lead ('Ayo') remains unverified - the only locatable Ayo opinions are non-qualifying; asbestos-Ayo case documents not retrievable without PACER. CourtListener re-check on 2026-09-18 was blocked by the documented rate limit (API 429, web 403); the 2026-09-15 sweep results are carried and logged.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-10
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[11]In re Asbestos Litig. (Palmer, Executrix of Estate of Clyde Lee Denbow), C.A. No. 14-1064-SLR-SRF (D. Del.), Reports & Recommendations + adopting orders - govinfo USCOURTS package USCOURTS-ded-1_14-cv-01064 (ded.uscourts.gov PDF mirror drifted 404 on 2026-09-18) [court_record]
- Locator
- USCOURTS-ded-1_14-cv-01064 granules -0 (R&R, ALS/GP), -2 (R&R, Westinghouse/Crane; Ricker testimony at 12:10-14:11), -1/-3 (orders)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- MDL-875-era asbestos action: Clyde Lee Denbow served in the Navy Jan. 6, 1954 - Nov. 12, 1957 and was assigned to USS New Jersey as a Machinist Mate Fireman Apprentice Aug. 27, 1954, reaching Machinist Mate First Class; plaintiff alleged mesothelioma from asbestos-containing products aboard. Product-ID witness Charles Ricker (machinist mate, engine rooms No. 2 and No. 4) testified engine room No. 2 had a Westinghouse turbine and that one engine-room duty was removing asbestos-wrapped insulation from it - 'a dusty process.' The R&Rs (Docs 83, 87) recommended granting summary judgment for moving defendants (ALS, Georgia-Pacific, Westinghouse, Crane) on product identification; single-page orders followed each R&R (image-only, not machine-readable - likely adoption orders, unverified).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1954-1957 (service); 2016-2017 (R&Rs/orders)
- Population
- Machinist mate aboard BB-62 1954-57; mesothelioma
- Limitations
- Allegation/discovery-stage litigation: the opinion documents the exposure claim and testimony recitals plus a recommended defense SJ disposition; it is not an adjudicated finding that asbestos exposure occurred aboard this hull. Re-verified at document level 2026-09-18 via govinfo package (granules -0, -2 text; -1, -3 image-only orders).
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-11
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[12]In re Asbestos Prods. Liab. Litig. (Gitto), MDL-875, C.A. No. 07-73417, Memorandum, E.D. Pa. Aug. 19, 2010 (Robreno, J.) - govinfo USCOURTS package USCOURTS-paed-2_07-cv-73417 (paed.uscourts.gov PDF mirror drifted 404 on 2026-09-18) [court_record]
- Locator
- USCOURTS-paed-2_07-cv-73417 granule -0, background section and conclusion (R&R adopted denying Crane SJ)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- MDL-875 memorandum reciting video-deposition testimony: shipfitter Salvatore Gitto recalled rehabilitation work aboard USS FDR and USS New Jersey and 'spending about a month or less on the USS New Jersey' (Gitto Dep. at 122-25); he also 'specifically identified the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Independence, USS New Jersey, USS Mackenzie and USS Putnam as containing Crane Co. valves.' The court overruled Crane's objections and adopted the Panel's R&R denying Crane's summary-judgment motion on product identification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- yard career 1951-1996 (deposition); 2010 (opinion)
- Population
- Shipyard shipfitter; ~1 month or less aboard BB-62
- Limitations
- Discovery/SJ-stage litigation: the opinion documents deposition recitals and a denied defense SJ motion; it is not an adjudicated finding that asbestos exposure occurred aboard this hull. ~1-month alleged exposure window aboard this hull among several. Re-verified at document level 2026-09-18 via govinfo package.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-12
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[13]Hedrick v. A.O. Smith Corp., No. 2:16-cv-00476, Memorandum (E.D. Pa. May 22, 2018) (Schiller, J.) - govinfo USCOURTS package USCOURTS-paed-2_16-cv-00476 [court_record]
- Locator
- USCOURTS-paed-2_16-cv-00476-0.pdf, background section and conclusion
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- MDL-875 memorandum: Robert Hedrick alleged lung cancer from asbestos exposure in boiler rooms and engine rooms of four naval vessels - USS Cabot, USS Roan, USS Boston, and USS New Jersey - during 1953-57 Navy service; duties included removing/replacing pipe insulation and cutting asbestos-containing packing. He claimed Ingersoll-Rand supplied main feed pumps and Buffalo Pumps (ALS successor) supplied main feed booster and condensate pumps to the New Jersey. The court granted SJ for Ingersoll-Rand, Superior-Lidgerwood-Mundy, and Warren Pumps, and denied SJ for Air & Liquid Systems and Crane Co.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1953-1957 (service); 2018 (opinion)
- Population
- Sailor in boiler/engine rooms aboard BB-62 and three other vessels
- Limitations
- Allegation/SJ-stage litigation: the opinion documents the exposure claim and a mixed SJ disposition (granted to three defendants, denied to two); it is not an adjudicated finding that asbestos exposure occurred aboard this hull. NJ-specific product identification not isolated from the four-vessel history. Re-verified at document level 2026-09-18 via govinfo package.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-13
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[14]Mann (Estate of Nybeck) v. A.O. Smith Corp., No. 2:17-cv-04428, Memorandum Opinion (E.D. Pa. June 15, 2021) (Goldberg, J.) - govinfo USCOURTS package USCOURTS-paed-2_17-cv-04428 [court_record]
- Locator
- USCOURTS-paed-2_17-cv-04428-4.pdf (June 15, 2021 opinion; SOF recital and conclusion)
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- MDL-875 memorandum opinion reciting the work history: 'From 1967 through 1969, while serving in the Navy, Nybeck worked as a boiler technician aboard the battleship USS New Jersey' - both while docked in the Philadelphia Naval Yard and at sea - and that 'Buffalo supplied pumps that were installed in and assisted the operation of the USS New Jersey.' Nybeck testified he tightened a packing gland on a Buffalo pump 'at one time or another.' The court granted Buffalo's motion for summary judgment on product identification.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1967-1969 (service); 2021 (opinion)
- Population
- Boiler technician aboard BB-62 1967-69
- Limitations
- Allegation/SJ-stage litigation: the opinion documents the exposure claim and a defense SJ grant; it is not an adjudicated finding that asbestos exposure occurred aboard this hull. Re-verified at document level 2026-09-18 via govinfo package.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-14
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[15]Montgoris v. General Electric Co., No. 1:07-cv-06692 (S.D.N.Y.) - deposition transcript attached as Exhibit B to the notice of removal [court_record]
- Locator
- CourtListener docket 4334117; Exhibit B deposition transcript, p.11
- Finding type
- litigation_documented
- Finding
- Deposition transcript attached as Exhibit B to the notice of removal quotes plaintiff John Montgoris: 'The first ship that I worked on was the Battleship New Jersey.' Case transferred to MDL-875 (E.D. Pa.) December 2007; stipulated dismissal with prejudice as to Crane Co. only (January 2008); settled/discontinued as to remaining defendants 2008-2009.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- supporting
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2007-2009
- Population
- Plaintiff/deponent John Montgoris
- Limitations
- Pleading/discovery-stage evidence: the ship reference comes from deposition testimony attached to a removal filing, not an adjudicated finding that asbestos exposure occurred aboard this hull; the case ended in settlement/discontinuance. Document-level quote verified 2026-09-15 via CourtListener; could NOT be re-verified 2026-09-18 - CourtListener API throttled (429, 125/day cap), docket page 403, no govinfo USCOURTS package exists for this docket, no Wayback capture located.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-15
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[16]Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial, official History page [museum_official]
- Locator
- Museum History page, opening section (post-service timeline)
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- The museum's official record of the post-service timeline: decommissioned the fourth and final time Feb. 8, 1991 at Long Beach and towed to Bremerton; 'officially stricken from the Navy list on February 12, 1995 but was then ordered reinstated by an order of congress as a mobilization asset under Bill 1024 section 1011'; 'On January 4, 1999 NEW JERSEY was again stricken from the Navy list and IOWA replaced her as a mobilization asset'; began her final voyage home from Bremerton Sept. 12, 1999; arrived Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Nov. 11, 1999; opened as a museum October 2001.
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 1991-2001
- Limitations
- Institutional history page - the stricken/reinstatement sequence is consistent with the FY1996 NDAA mobilization-asset legislation and NVR's final 01/04/1999 stricken date, but the museum's 'February 12, 1995' first-strike date is itself secondary (other sources report January 12, 1995; the exact date is carried as a gap). No asbestos or hazmat content on the page.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-16
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[17]USNI Naval History, 'A Star-Spangled Homecoming for the Battleship New Jersey' (Oct. 2024); corroborated by AP (Mar. 2024), Philadelphia Inquirer (June 20, 2024), nj.com (July 2024) [reputable_press]
- Locator
- USNI Naval History Oct. 2024; AP Mar. 2024; Philadelphia Inquirer June 20, 2024; nj.com July 2024
- Finding type
- vessel_history
- Finding
- Documented 2024 drydocking of this hull - the first in 32 years: departed Camden Mar. 21, 2024 for a ~$10 million project at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Dry Dock No. 3) covering hull repainting, anti-corrosion system/anode replacement, inspection and sealing of ~160 through-hull openings, and a new teak deck; returned to Camden June 20, 2024 and reopened July 3, 2024. Navy regulations require periodic drydocking of museum ships (~every 20 years per nj.com reporting).
- Verification
- verified
- Role
- context
- Documentation level
- ship_specific
- Accessed
- 2026-09-18
- Study period
- 2024
- Population
- Philadelphia Ship Repair workers; drydock-tour visitors (~6,200 per nj.com)
- Limitations
- Press-documented maintenance event; none of the located reporting describes asbestos or hazmat content in the project scope (hull-exterior work). Does not establish interior ACM status or any exposure.
- Atlas source
- true
- Evidence ID
- ev-uss-new-jersey-bb62-17