MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS NEWS RELEASE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC John Dwyer 101 EGGERT CROSSING ROAD LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 609-530-6939
RELEASE: IMMEDIATE (26 October 1999)

The Battleship USS New Jersey is on its way home and will be in Delaware Bay on November 6 and 7. Below is the current tow plan from the Captain of the Tug "Sea Victory" which is towing the USS New Jersey. Times are accurate as of today, but are weather and event sensitive and may change before November 6^th.

We suggest the public may want to go to the sites we recommend on our website ( Fort Mott, Pennsville, NJ; Red Bank Battlefield, National Park, NJ; or Memorial Park in Marcus Hook, PA.) to get a view of the USS New Jersey as she passes. We will provide more up-to-date information as the ship nears Delaware Bay via press release and the Battleship New Jersey website. (www.battleship-newjersey.org)

Captain Kaare Ogaard provided the following information regarding the USS New Jersey's estimated-time-of-arrival at Cape Henlopen through her arrival at the

Philadelphia Naval Yard.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1999

3:00 p.m./Mile 00.0 -- Arrival Cape Henlopen Sea Buoy/Pilot Station

4:00 p.m./Mile 05.0 -- Precautionary Area, Speed = 5.0 knots

4:55 p.m. – Sunset

5:30 p.m./Mile 07.0 -- Precautionary Area, Speed = dead in water/drifting

7:00 p.m./Mile 10.7 -- Brown Shoal Light, enter Brandywine Range, Speed = 2.5 knots

10:00 p.m./Mile 21.2 -- Brandywine Range at Miah Maull Range/Light "19," Speed = 3.5 knots

USS NEW JERSEY CONTINUES HER UP-RIVERAPPROACH AT A SPEED TO MEET STATED TIMES ...

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1999

6:00 a.m./Mile 43.3 -- Arnold Point/Buoy "4L," Speed = 2.8 knots

6:37 a.m. -- Sunrise

8:30 a.m./Mile 56.1 -- Reedy Point/Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Speed = 5.1 knots

(Opposite Fort Mott location)

11:00 a.m./Mile 65.2 -- Delaware Memorial Bridges/Cherry Island Range, Speed = 6.0 knots

11:30 a.m./Mile 72 – Opposite Marcus Hook

Noon/Mile 76.5 -- Commodore Barry Fixed Bridge/Chester, Pa., Speed = 5.65 knots

3:30 p.m./Mile 86.3 -- Philadelphia Naval Shipyard/Pier "4," Speed = 2.8 knots

(Opposite Red Bank Battlefield)

This plan is dependent upon weather and any other events, which might cause delays. Times are approximate, but match current projections. For further information call LTC John Dwyer, 609-530-6939 or visit the Battleship New Jersey website to follow the progress of the New Jersey on her voyage home.