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Battleship on the Delaware River: USS New Jersey traveling to Philadelphia for repairs

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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
Associated Press

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Residents in the Philadelphia area are about to see a rare site — a battleship floating down the Delaware River. The USS New Jersey is scheduled to move Thursday from its dock in Camden, New Jersey, when it will head to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work. The retired battleship will initially head to the Paulsboro Marine Terminal, where it will be balanced to prepare for dry docking, and will then go to the Navy Yard six days later. The maintenance work is expected to take about two months. The ship’s website says it’s the most decorated battleship in Navy history. It has been a floating museum since 2001.

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