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Famed battleship USS New Jersey floating down Delaware River to Philadelphia for maintenance

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A famed battleship was floating down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left its dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work.

The vessel, guided by tugboats, was first

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