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Inside The Battleship New Jersey's "Historic Homecoming" To The Philadelphia Navy Yard
"This is a $10 million project over the course of two months," Spevak said, "so a lot is happening very quickly."
April 19, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It is a full-circle moment and a "historic homecoming" for Battleship New Jersey at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The USS New Jersey is now temporarily docked in South Philadelphia while undergoing maintenance.
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"We're at the Philadelphia Navy Yard at dry dock number three, which is the same dry dock she was built in, in the early 1940s (and) returned to in the late 1960s," CEO Marshall Spevak said standing on the ship's main deck. "This is a historic homecoming for the battleship."
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Crews work under the ship/CBS News Philadelphia
Last month, the battleship was on the move for the first time in more than 30 years. The ship first stopped at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal before moving to the Navy Yard a week later.
All of the work on Battleship New Jersey is being done is being done "under the waterline."/CBS News Philadelphia
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