Sean Senavilla, 9 of Riverton, watches as the USS New Jersey battleship is pushed into the dock at the Philadelphia shipyard Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999. Sean is part of a group of Riverton 3rd graders who tracked the ships trip from Washington State on the internet and sang a song to it as it arrived. Photo by Shawn Sullivan

Shawn Sullivan, Courier-Post (Right to Left) Molly Wingert, 8 of Riverton, and Lindsay Mills watch with (Left on Black)Terri Delliponti, of Palmyra, as the USS New Jersey battleship is pushed into the dock at the Philadelphia shipyard Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999. Molly and Lindsay were part of a group of Riverton 3rd graders who followed the ships trip from Washington State on the internet and sang a song to it as it arrived. Photo by Shawn Sullivan
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Crowds gather along the banks of the Red Bank Battlefield in National park to get a glimpse of the Battleship N.J. as it sails towards Philadelphia (photo by paris l. gray)
Paris L. Gray, Courier Post Boaters on the Delaware surround the Uss New Jersey as it makes its way up the Delaware toward the Ship Yard.
AL SCHELL, COURIER-POST Harry Ruhle, of Collingswood, looks thru binoculars aboard the Cape May ferry boat as the Navy’s most highly decorated battleship USS New Jersey sails the final leg of a 5,000-mile journey to the Philadephia Navel Shipyard Wednesday, Nov.10, 1999. Photo by Shawn Sullivan
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Crowds gather at the on the banks of the Delaware River along Red Bank Battlefield in National Park on November 11, 1997 to get a glimpse of the USS New Jersey as is passes by on its way to its new berth on the Camden Waterfront.
Paris L. Gray, Paris Gray/Courier-Post File Tugboats nudge the USS New Jersey into a turn outside Bremerton, Wash., The battleship left the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton Wash. Sunday Sept. 12, 1999 en route to Philadelphia, and eventually a new role as a museum in its namesake state. PHOTO BY Chris LaChall/GANNETT STATE BUREAU
Chris LaChall/Courier-Post The USS New Jersey arrives at its final resting place along the Camden Waterfront on September 23, 2001. Photo by Shawn Sullivan
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Joe Matheussen turns as he sits with his father Senator John Matheussen as the USS New Jersey arrives at its final resting place along the Camden Waterfront on September 23, 2001. Photo by Shawn Sullivan
Shawn Sullivan, Courier-Post The USS New Jersey docked at the Broadway Terminal of the South Jersey Port Corporation in Camden, while restoration work is being completed. Photo by Ron Karafin
RON KARAFIN, COURIER-POST Former General Norman Schwarzkopk arrives at the USS New Jersey Tuesday night in Camden NJ. Schwarzkopk addressed the Republican National Convention from aboard the Ship. Scott Anderson / Courier-Post Staff
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Crowds gather at the on the banks of the Delaware River along Red Bank Battlefield in National Park on November 11, 1997 to get a glimpse of the USS New Jersey as is passes by on its way to its new berth on the Camden Waterfront.
Paris L. Gray, Paris Gray/Courier-Post File Tugboats nudge the USS New Jersey into a turn outside Bremerton, Wash., The battleship left the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton Wash. Sunday Sept. 12, 1999 en route to Philadelphia, and eventually a new role as a museum in its namesake state. PHOTO BY Chris LaChall/GANNETT STATE BUREAU
Chris LaChall/Courier-Post The USS New Jersey arrives at its final resting place along the Camden Waterfront on September 23, 2001. Photo by Shawn Sullivan
Shawn Sullivan, Courier-Post Joe Matheussen turns as he sits with his father Senator John Matheussen as the USS New Jersey arrives at its final resting place along the Camden Waterfront on September 23, 2001. Photo by Shawn Sullivan
Shawn Sullivan, Courier-Post The USS New Jersey docked at the Broadway Terminal of the South Jersey Port Corporation in Camden, while restoration work is being completed. Photo by Ron Karafin
RON KARAFIN, COURIER-POST Former General Norman Schwarzkopk arrives at the USS New Jersey Tuesday night in Camden NJ. Schwarzkopk addressed the Republican National Convention from aboard the Ship. Scott Anderson / Courier-Post Staff
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Dennis Murphy from Mantua and sits beside a welcome home sign as he waits for the Battleship N.J. to pass by the Red Bank Battlefield in National park(photo by paris l. gray)
Paris L. Gray, Courier Post Heat exchanger in the boiler room on the USS New Jersey docked at the Broadway Terminal of the South Jersey Port Corporation in Camden, while restoration work is being completed. Photo by Ron Karafin
Ron Karafin/Courier-Post File Tugboats guide the USS New Jersey through e Puget Sound near Seattle, Wash., The battleship left the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton Wash. Sunday Sept. 12, 1999 en route to Philadelphia, and eventually a new role as a museum in its namesake state. PHOTO BY Chris LaChall/GANNETT STATE BUREAU
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Courier-Post staff writer Carol Comegno working on location in Panama as she covers the passing of the USS New Jersey through the Panama Canal.
Chris LaChall/Courier-Post The USS New Jersey in the channel on the Delaware River on it’s way to it’s final Berth on the Camden waterfront. Photo by Ron Karafin
RON KARAFIN, COURIER-POST The battleship USS New Jersey sits at the Broadway Terminal waiting to be moved to its new home on the Camden Waterfront early Sunday. Tugboats moved the ship at sunrise and arrived at the pier around 8:15am.
Courier-Post File Camden Fire Rescue by USS New Jersey on the Delaware River on it’s way to it’s final Berth on the Camden waterfront. Photo by Ron Karafin
RON KARAFIN, COURIER-POST The USS New Jersey passes the SS United States docked in Phila. on the Delaware River on it’s way to it’s final Berth on the Camden waterfront. Photo by Ron Karafin
RON KARAFIN, COURIER-POST As the sun rises the USS New Jersey on the Delaware River makes its way toward it’s final Berth on the Delaware River in Camden by Beckett Street Terminal.. 9/23/01 Photo by Chris LaChall
Chris LaChall, CP Images from the Battleship New Jersey’s journey from Bremerton, Washington, through the Panama Canal to its new home on the Camden Waterfront.
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Images from the Battleship New Jersey’s journey from Bremerton, Washington, through the Panama Canal to its new home on the Camden Waterfront.
Courier-Post File Images from the Battleship New Jersey’s journey from Bremerton, Washington, through the Panama Canal to its new home on the Camden Waterfront.
Courier-Post File Images from the Battleship New Jersey’s journey from Bremerton, Washington, through the Panama Canal to its new home on the Camden Waterfront.
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Images from the Battleship New Jersey’s journey from Bremerton, Washington, through the Panama Canal to its new home on the Camden Waterfront.
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