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USS New Jersey (BB-62) off the California Coast, 1969
USS New Jersey (BB-62) from fantail of USS Morton (DD-948), after completion of a Replenishment at Sea (UNREP) Eastern Pacific Ocean, July, 1969, Here perhaps is one of the few photographs still available from an original color slide of the USS New Jersey (BB-62) underway–Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey’s Flagship at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October, 1944. Most photographs of U.S. Navy ships available for sale are poor quality second or third generation copies of long-lost or poorly stored negatives or transparencies. Certainly during the time of my service in the navy, New Jersey was regarded as the most historic operational vessel and one of the most coveted commands for senior captains. The image you see here is a high resolution scan of the original 35mm Kodachrome 25 color slide taken by Midshipman 1/C Marc Schuman with a Rollei 35T camera. One of the factors making this photograph particularly impactful is the absence of the hard-edged shadow coming from the edge of the forecastle (forward part of the main deck edge, or fo’c’sle in navy jargon) across the hull of the ship, often right through the hull number. In the hazy light of this photograph the shadow is soft-edged and muted, accentuating the long graceful concave hull curve so unique to the Iowa battleships. The second enhancing factor in this image is that the Rollei 35T is fitted with a 40mm f3.5 Tessar lens, which is slightly wider than a standard 50mm lens for the 35mm format. As a result there is a very subtle elongation of the bow of New Jersey that enhances her graceful lines. The sharpness and faithful tonal gradation of this photograph are truly superb–not withstanding the fact that the image was made fifty-six years ago. As Morton turned to starboard and broke away from New Jersey, my thoughts were wistful, immediately realizing I would likely never see New Jersey under way again…and I did not.