One Final Voyage...

The final voyage of an aging lady...the USS New Jersey, BB-62, otherwise known as "Big J" or "Black Dragon".

Launched December 7th, 1942
Decommissioned June 30th, 1948

Re-commissioned November 21st, 1950
Decommissioned August 21st, 1957

Re-commissioned April 6th, 1968
Decommissioned December 17th, 1969

Re-commissioned December 28th, 1982
Decommissioned February 8th, 1991

Struck January 4th, 1999 (removed from the US Naval registry)

Honors and Awards, 19 Battle Stars
Most decorated Battleship in Naval History

Iowa class Battleship "Fast Battleship"
Displacement: 45,000 tons
Length: 887ft 7 in (270m)
Draft:28.9 ft (8.8m)
Speed: 33 knots (61km/h)
Crew complement: 1,921 Officers & Enlisted

Current Status:

Museum Ship, Camden, New Jersey, USA

Mesh from Turbo Squid, De Espona

Rendered in Cinema 4D R11, with Vue 7 Xstream interface