#OTD in 1968, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was recommissioned after spending ten and half years in the "mothball fleet" in Bayonne. Six month later, the New Jersey began to conduct shore bombardment in Vietnam. | U.S. Naval Institute

During WWII, the USS Texas (BB-35) was a pivotal battleship providing naval gunfire support, most notably during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Acting as the flagship for the Omaha Beach bombardment, she fired 255 14-inch shells at German positions near Pointe du Hoc. She famously moved within 2.7 km of the shore to support troops. The ship participated in the invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch), the bombardment of Cherbourg—where she sustained damage from a German shell on June 25,

Ships deployed on Carrier Strike Group 21 have taken part in a co-ordinated Naval Gunfire Support exercise. 🌊 ⚓ F-35s from HMS Queen Elizabeth and personnel from U.S. Marine Corps also took part. 💪 Click on the link for more on CSG21: https://bit.ly/2SQWWvH | Forces News

The USS New Jersey (BB-62) provided crucial naval gunfire support in Vietnam, firing its massive 16-inch guns to support Marines, destroy enemy positions in the jungle (like tunnels), clear landing zones, and disrupt North Vietnamese forces, making it the only U.S. battleship to do so during the war, earning its nickname "Big J" for its powerful, accurate, and continuous support, often devastating enemy strongholds. Spotter planes guided shells, allowing the battleship to hit targets deep inland