"Firepower For Freedom"
Letter from NEW JERSEY Commissioning Committee By Peter Engelman It’s never over till it’s over! I was looking through our operating agreement the other night (prepared long ago by the Central Jersey Council of the Navy League and our founding members – Steve Hutton, Carl Hoye, Dan Dermer, and Bill Read More
Letter from NEW JERSEY Commissioning Committee By Captain Joe Lario, USN, Retired, Trustee My name is Captain Joseph T Lario, USN (Ret), and I am a proud member of the USS New Jersey (SSN 796) Commissioning Committee. I was born and raised in New Jersey. I am a retired Navy Read More
The New Jersey Submarine Commissioning Committee engaged renowned maritime artist and Battleship NEW JERSEY veteran James (Jim) A. Flood to create the commissioning portrait, Firepower for Freedom. The portrait features the newest USS New Jersey (SSN 796) steaming on the surface approaching Sandy Hook, New Jersey. In the background she is Read More
Ensuring Readiness: Acoustic and Weapons Testing for Virginia-Class Submarine USS NEW JERSEY (SSN 796) is currently striving to meet its next milestone, successfully completing a series of acoustic and weapons tests. These tests are essential for validating the submarine’s stealth capabilities and combat readiness before it joins the naval fleet. Read More
Welcome to Master Chief Joseph Calhoun, Chief of the Boat Master Chief Calhoun is a native of Lexington, North Carolina and joined the Navy in February of 2001 as a member of the Submarine Electronics Computer Field (SECF). He completed Boot Camp in April of 2001 and immediately reported to Read More
News from the boat – Delivery! On April 25, 2024 Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division had delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to the U.S. Navy. New Jersey is the 11th Virginia-class submarine delivered by NNS, and the 23rd built as part of Read More