A commercial tugboat gets ready to pull on the bow line as the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) is refloated in drydock here. The ship has been in mothball storage for 12 years and is being refitted for its fourth commission
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary Ballard
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
13/03/1982
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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