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The New Jersey (BB-62) is seen in early 1948 being moved from the New York Navy Yard to the New York Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet based at Bayonne, New Jersey. The ship was inactivated at New York Navy Yard, beginning on 18 October 1947 and was formally decommissioned at Bayonne on 30 June 1948. Source MuseumShips page - 016441
"THE MIGHTY Wisconsin (BB-64) LETS GO WITH HER MAIN BATTERY...Here we see the six sixteen inch guns of the Wisconsin fire a broadside at a target 15 miles away. This dramatic picture was made during the recent two weeks training cruise of the Wisconsin to the Canal Zone with 600 Naval Reservists aboard. Released 18 February 1947. Source MuseumShips page