Grand
Opening Celebration Photos
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October 14, 2001 |
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Grand
Opening Page 1
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Grand Opening Page 2
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Security
was high, and Police Officers were very visible on
top of the turrets and up high on the superstructure of the
ship. |

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The
bow was jammed full during the Grand Opening. |
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The
Admiral, his wife and the ships
Volunteer Coordinator strike a pose on
deck. |
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New
Jersey politicians meet and greet
under Big J's big 16-inch guns. |
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Captain
James P. Nickols, the Chaplain who offered a
prayer at the ships final
decommissioning in 1991, said
the Invocation for the USS New Jersey
as
a museum. |
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A
couple of members of the Brass Team pose with
the Admiral in one of the tents set up on the fantail.
By the way, the little crab
cakes were awesome! |
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On
the left, S1/C Frank Carfioli, served on the New Jersey
from 1950 - 1952. Reported aboard in Bayonne, NJ, while
it was still in its mothball
berth. Left the ship when she
returned from her first tour in Korea.
On the right, Frank
Scrocca,
a welder in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard,
who helped lay the keel
in 1940. |
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From
left to right, Frank Scrocca, Frank Carfioli’s wife,
Emily, and Frank Scrocca’s wife, Pauline.
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Pauline,
Frank and Emily leaving on the aft starboard
main deck,
after spending
a very wonderful,
memorable and exciting day
at the Rebirth
of the USS New Jersey as a museum.
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Frank
Scrocca, Emily Carfioli and Pauline Scrocca
are enjoying
refreshments under
a canopy
on the fantail after the ceremonies. |
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Frank
Scrocca proudly displays a model of the USS
New Jersey he built.
Note
the mirror in back of the
case, which gives the illusion
of two USS New Jerseys. |
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A
model of Big J that sits in the ships
wardroom, the detail on it is
superb! |
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