Sleep over on the Battleship New Jersey

Spend a night on the legendary Battleship New Jersey, a floating museum on the Camden Waterfront across from Center City Philadelphia. From the moment you walk up the gangway, you'll be greeted with a breathtaking display of the battleship's size- nearly three football fields long and eleven stories high. During your stay, you'll develop an appreciation of her strength- an Iowa-class battleship built to "keep floating and keep fighting". Imagine her awesome power including nine 16-inch guns that once reached land targets nearly twenty-three miles away. Provide a lifetime of memories for your group with an Overnight Encampment aboard the Battleship New Jersey.

For Boy Scout troops, we also offer (at no additional cost) badge work opportunities in American Heritage, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid and Radio — all led by our own certified Merit Badge Counselors.  Boy Scouts interested in working on Merit Badges while aboard MUST be registered AT LEAST 60 DAYS prior to arrival.  Prerequisites for each badge are listed in the Pre-Boarding Packet.

Fun Filled Adventures

Learn your way around our nation's most decorated battleship by participating in a scavenger hunt. Guard the ship by "standing watch" just like former crew members. Enter the ship's legendary 16-inch gun turrets. Visit the CombatEngagementCenter, and participate in a simulated launch of a Tomahawk missile. See the Captain's and Admiral's cabins and the Officer's Wardroom while you climb up and down the ship's original ladders and companionways.

Outstanding Educational Opportunities

Learn about the role the Battleship New Jersey, the most decorated battleship in US Naval history played in World War ll, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. The Ship store features many books, models and products about the battleship, the US Navy and our Armed Forces.

Live Like a Sailor

The Battleship New Jersey's overnight encampment program can accommodate groups and families of all sizes up to 300. Come aboard and:

• Stow your gear in a locker — the same lockers that held sailor's personal belongings when at sea.
• Sleep in bunks- just like enlisted sailors.
• "Chow down" in the Crew's Mess.
• Even purchase a personalized "Dog Tag"!

  Contact  Glenda Socha at 201-677-1000 ext 10