Los Angeles Harbor USS New Jersey Gun - Static Artillery Displays on Waymarking.com

The gun is located adjacent to other memorials and artifacts near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. The barrel is 68 feet long and is displayed with two projectiles that could travel over 20 miles.

The battleship was built during WWII and served in Korea and Vietnam. It was decommissioned February 8, 1991.

Park in front of the museum and walk over.
(visit link)

What type of artillery is this?: Naval Gun Where is this artillery located?: Monument grounds What military of the world used this device?: US Navy battleship USS New Jersey Date artillery was in use: 05/23/1943 Parking location to view this Waymark: N 33° 44.352 W 118° 16.752 Artillery is no longer operational: yes Still may work: no Date artillery was placed on display: Not listed Cost?: Not Listed Are there any geocaches at this location?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Two pictures are required for this Waymark. Please take a close up picture of the artillery. Take a second with the artillery in the distance and capture as much of the surroundings as possible. Name the Waymark with first the name of the area and second what the artillery is. An example would be if it were a cannon in front of the Montgomery Armory you would name the Waymark: Montgomery Armory Cannon.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   08/06/2014 DopeyDuck visited it 08/06/2014 DopeyDuck visited it 09/06/2010 fatcat161 visited it 03/01/2009 Gryffindor3 visited it 01/29/2009 Benchmark Blasterz visited it

View all visits/logs