The Battleship New Jersey museum could be towed from the Camden waterfront to a dry dock on the Delaware River in February for maintenance that is expected to take at least two months to ensure the viability of the more than 80-year-old ship.
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Plank by plank, the deteriorating deck of the Battleship New Jersey on the Camden waterfront is being entirely removed and replaced from stern to bow. When Big J was in the South Pacific during WWII, a crew of 2,700 provided plenty of hands to regularly swab corrosive salt water and rain from the deck.