GHPCC-Battleship New Jersey Traditional Cache
OReviewer: Archiving as the cache does not meet the guidelines.
[quote]It requires the finder to [b]go inside[/b] a business, [b]interact with employees[/b] and/or purchase a product or service.[/quote]
GHPCC-Battleship New Jersey
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This is one of the series of caches placed throughout Camden County to bring awareness to historical locations. It has been placed here with the permission of the Battleship New Jersey. Please be respectful of the historic area around the cache as nothing needs to be disturbed to find it.
At 887 feet of armor-plated steel, the 45,000-ton Battleship New Jersey dominates not only the New Jersey waterfront, but also American naval history. Winding through tight, narrow companionways, visitors see the communication center, officers’ and enlisted men’s mess halls and sleeping quarters, which range from small private rooms for senior officers to even smaller cots stacked atop each other for enlisted men.
The dimly lit Combat Engagement Center displays radar and sonar tracking stations, while videos show the launch of Tomahawk missiles. A highlight of the tour is the turret where 2,700-pound shells were loaded and fired. Best of all, some of the tour guides served active duty on the “Big J” and are more than happy to share their personal experiences.
Through World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam and the Gulf War, the Iowa-class Battleship New Jersey earned an unprecedented 19 Battle and Campaign Stars for outstanding service. As technology changed, the ship’s equipment changed, too.
Today the battleship is preserved how it was when it was decommissioned for the fourth and final time in 1991. Visitors can travel back to an earlier time in the battleship’s history on the 4D flight simulator’s “Seahawk” program, which re-creates a WWII era dogfight over Iwo Jima.
The coordinates are soft, due to the inside location. When you get to GZ, ask for the geocache and it will be given to you. You are no obligated to buy tickets to tour the ship, but it is well worth the money.
The Battleship is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.
Hours:
Feb. 6 - March 31:
Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30 am - 3 pm
April 1 - April 30:
Every day, 9:30 am - 3 pm
May 1 - Sept. 6:
Every day, 9:30 am - 5 pm
Sept 7 - Dec. 31:
Every day, 9:30 am - 3 pm
Ticket Cost:
Adults $18.50
Seniors/Veterans $14.00
Children 6 - 11 $14.00
Children <6/Active Military/BB62 Vets $ FREE
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