[SandRat]

The North Vietnamese tried something like this and we used a BB to shell.it sinking literally the entire South Half of the " -" ilamd. If I Recall correctly. Re using the WWII called back to service the BB New Jersey using 16" Shells.

[Brad from Tennessee]

NYT, 4-11-82:

[Because of her remarkable ability to absorb punishment, and to dish it out, the battleship is widely believed to be ideally suited for supporting amphibious landings. The New Jersey showed what her nine 16-inch guns could do in 1969 when she nosed up to a small, heavily fortified island off North Vietnam. The enemy soldiers were allowed to escape unharmed. Then the dreadnought opened fire. A newspaper headline later told the result: ‘’The New Jersey Sinks an Island.’’]

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/11/magazine/return-of-the-battleship.html?pagewanted=all

[SandRat]

Does anyone have any photos of the NEW JERSYs bridge after the ISLAND sinking credit was added.