The 45,000-ton Iowa-class was the the largest and last battleships built by the U.S. Navy. The USS New Jersey, affectionately known as the "Big J," was the second ship of this class and saw service in WWII from early-1944. However, the advent of carrier airpower changed the nature of naval warfare and New Jersey was withdrawn from frontline duty after WWII in 1948. She was reactivated to participate in the Korean War and Vietnam War, but was again placed in reserve in 1969. However, thanks to President Reagan's policy of strengthening the navy, the modernization of the Iowa-class was proposed in 1981 and New Jersey was chosen as the first ship to undergo this program. She was equipped with new weaponry including Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and Phalanx CIWS as well as new radars, ECM, and other electronic systems. She served as a missile-carrying battleship until her final decommissioning in 1991 and was eventually stricken from the U.S. Navy register in 1995. USS New Jersey was then restored to become a floating museum in Philadelphia.
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You have the right to cancel within 7 working days after the day you take receipt of goods. You must notify us within this time that you wish to cancel. You are required to take good care of the goods and return them to us at your own cost within 30 days. Your product must be complete, unused and in ‘as new’ condition (e.g. if you have opened the box to examine the product you must have done so without damaging or marking the product in any way). It should be returned with the original box, packing and accessories. If the returned item is in a condition which does not enable us to resell as new, we reserve the right to make a charge from any refund to cover this cost. We recommend that goods are returned by recorded or insured delivery. If you would like to phone our despatch department we can arrange to have the item(s) picked up. We will subtract the return cost from your refund. No refund will be provided for lost goods being returned to us, as this is the responsibility of the sender. We cannot cancel your purchase when: • The seal is broken on any software in the case of a simulator. Special Orders - If the goods were a special order that we do not have in stock and have had to order specially - If you cancel we reserve the right to charge a restocking fee of 10%. If we send a substitute without first checking that the substitute is acceptable then consumers are not expected to pay return carriage costs. These rights are in addition to those relating to faulty or misdescribed goods. If goods are returned as faulty, generally we will provide a replacement. If the item is of a ‘ready to go’ type model eg. Helicopter, plane, car etc. the item will be sent back to the supplier for a decision to be made in respect of a refund or replacement. Only then will a decision be made