November 2024 – Newsletter
Letter from NEW JERSEY Commissioning Committee By Peter Engelman It’s never over till it’s over! I was looking through our operating agreement the other night (prepared long ago by the Central Jersey Council of the Navy League and our founding members – Steve Hutton, Carl Hoye, Dan Dermer, and Bill Aitken). And feeling pretty good […]
September 2024 Newsletter
Letter from NEW JERSEY Commissioning Committee By Captain Joe Lario, USN, Retired, Trustee My name is Captain Joseph T Lario, USN (Ret), and I am a proud member of the USS New Jersey (SSN 796) Commissioning Committee. I was born and raised in New Jersey. I am a retired Navy Captain, Submarine Veteran, member of […]
FIREPOWER FOR FREEDOM – New Jersey Art
The New Jersey Submarine Commissioning Committee engaged renowned maritime artist and Battleship NEW JERSEY veteran James (Jim) A. Flood to create the commissioning portrait, Firepower for Freedom. The portrait features the newest USS New Jersey (SSN 796) steaming on the surface approaching Sandy Hook, New Jersey. In the background she is escorted by the two previously […]
July \’24 Newsletter
Welcome to Master Chief Joseph Calhoun, Chief of the Boat Master Chief Calhoun is a native of Lexington, North Carolina and joined the Navy in February of 2001 as a member of the Submarine Electronics Computer Field (SECF). He completed Boot Camp in April of 2001 and immediately reported to Groton, CT for “A” school. […]
First Stage of Sea Trials Complete!
The USS NEW JERSEY has successfully completed the first phase of Sea Trials as she prepares to join the fleet later this year. Congratulations to the command triad and crew of SSN 796! Bravo Zulu! The USS NEW JERSEY (SSN 796) departs the shipyard at the start of her first voyage to commence Alpha Trials. […]
Roll Out
At the end of January or early February March or early April, NJ will be moved from its initial assembly building to a floating drydock. Multiple hydraulic sleds will lift the 7,900 ton vessel and slowly move it a quarter of a mile to the water. She will stay within the floating drydock to finish the last […]