Central Waterfront in Camden in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

M2 Browning

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 17, 2019

1. M2 Browning Marker

Inscription.
Two Marines fire an M2 during gunnery practice on the Battleship Missouri (BB-63) in 1987. The M2 machine guns on Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) were operated in the same manner. Sand bags could be placed around the gun mount to provide additional protection for the gun crews.

The M2 Browning is a belt-fed, .50 caliber heavy machine gun. It fires a large, powerful round capable of dealing massive damage to unarmored targets and has been used by the U.S. military for over eighty years. The Battleship New Jersey carried eight of these machine guns onboard from 1982 to 1991. They were mounted like this replica M2 and gave New Jersey the ability to repel boarders and defend against potential enemy small craft. It can fire between 485 and 635 rounds per minute, with an effective firing range of 2,000 yards (1,800 meters).

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.

Location. 39° 56.415′ N, 75° 8′ W. Marker is in Camden, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is in Central Waterfront. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Clinton Street and South Delaware Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located on the Battleship New Jersey. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Clinton St, Camden NJ 08103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within walking distance of this marker. Ship's Boats (a few steps from this marker); Side View Turret #1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Teakwood Deck Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Aiming the Big Guns (within shouting distance of this marker); Aiming the Secondary Guns (within shouting distance of this marker); Admiral's Flag Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Fleet Admiral William Halsey (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . .
1. Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial. (Submitted on May 13, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. USS New Jersey (BB-62) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 13, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

M2 Browning Machine Gun and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 17, 2019

2. M2 Browning Machine Gun and Marker

Battleship New Jersey image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 17, 2019

3. Battleship New Jersey

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.