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In the waning days of its operational existence, the U.S.S. New Jersey was called upon to support operations along the littorals of the Mediterranean Sea near a town beset by war and violence – Beirut.
The ship had fired over 280 rounds from her 16-inch guns about a dozen miles inland, silencing artillery batteries that were shelling Beirut. The bombardment, the largest fired by the New Jersey since the Korean War, also killed a Syrian General.
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The ship had fired over 280 rounds from her 16-inch guns about a dozen miles inland, silencing artillery batteries that were shelling Beirut. The bombardment, the largest fired by the New Jersey since the Korean War, also killed a Syrian General.
FIRE MISSION BEIRUT: Calling in the Big Guns of the U.S.S. New Jersey for the Last Time • The Havok Journal
There was a time, not long ago, when a certain class of warships sitting off the coast of a nation ruled by a despot, or overrun by communist Calling in the Big Guns of the U.S.S. New Jersey for the Last Time
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