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

Admirals and the Flag Cabin

Battleship New Jersey

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 21, 2023

1. Admirals and the Flag Cabin Marker

Inscription.

Admirals and the Flag Cabin. Battleship New Jersey. , Over the course of her four commissions, New Jersey was the flagship for some of the most famous Admirals in U.S. Navy history. From World War II to Vietnam, this area was part of the Flag Cabin where these naval legends worked and lived while shaping world history. The following list denotes some of the Admirals who made New Jersey their flagship, as well as a few of the more notable Admirals who visited the Battleship.,

February 4, 1944 - April 6, 1944: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Flagship for Fifth Fleet. , May 12, 1944 - May 30, 1944: Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee, Jr. Temporarily embarked. , August 24, 1944 - January 27, 1945: Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Flagship for Third Fleet. , December 1944: Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. Visited to confer with Admiral Halsey. , December 24, 1944: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Visited to celebrate Christmas with crew (First time a five-star flag flew in a Pacific Fleet warship). , January 29, 1945 - April 15, 1945: Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger II. Flagship for Battleship Division Seven. , August 14, 1945: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Flagship for Fifth Fleet. , June 23, 1947 - late August 1947: Admiral Richard L. Conolly. Flagship for Training Squadron. , September 12, 1947 - October 18, 1947: Rear Admiral Heber H. McClean. Flagship for Battleship Division One. , May 17, 1951 - November 1951: Vice Admiral Harold M. Martin. Flagship for Seventh Fleet. , June 4, 1951: Admiral Arthur W. Radford and Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy. Temporarily embarked. , June 28, 1951: Admiral Forrest P. Sherman. Temporarily embarked. , Fall 1951: Rear Admiral Arleigh A Burke. Visited for a conference with Admiral Martin. , July 19, 1952 - September 5, 1952: Rear Admiral H.R. Thurber. Flagship for NROTC Training Cruise to Europe. , April 5, 1953 - October 14, 1953: Vice Admiral Joseph J. Clark. Flagship for Seventh Fleet. , June 11, 1953: Admiral Arthur W. Radford. Temporarily embarked. , August 6, 1953 - August 8, 1953: Admiral F.B. Stumpf. Temporarily embarked. , August 27, 1956 - late 1956: Vice Admiral Charles Wellborn, Jr. Flagship for Second Fleet. , June 2, 1969 - August 5, 1969: Rear Admiral Lloyd R. Vasey. Flagship for Training Squadron.

Over the course of her four commissions, New Jersey was the flagship for some of the most famous Admirals in U.S. Navy history. From World War II to Vietnam, this area was part of the Flag Cabin where these naval legends worked and lived while shaping world history. The following list denotes some of the Admirals who made New Jersey their flagship, as well as a few of the more notable Admirals who visited the Battleship.

February 4, 1944 - April 6, 1944: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Flagship for Fifth Fleet.
May 12, 1944 - May 30, 1944: Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee, Jr. Temporarily embarked.
August 24, 1944 - January 27, 1945: Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Flagship for Third Fleet.
December 1944: Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. Visited to confer with Admiral Halsey.
December 24, 1944: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Visited to celebrate Christmas with crew (First time a five-star flag flew in a Pacific Fleet warship).
January 29, 1945 - April 15, 1945: Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger II. Flagship for Battleship Division Seven.
August 14, 1945: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Flagship for Fifth Fleet.
June 23, 1947 - late August 1947: Admiral Richard L. Conolly. Flagship for Training Squadron.
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12, 1947 - October 18, 1947: Rear Admiral Heber H. McClean. Flagship for Battleship Division One.
May 17, 1951 - November 1951: Vice Admiral Harold M. Martin. Flagship for Seventh Fleet.
June 4, 1951: Admiral Arthur W. Radford & Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy. Temporarily embarked.
June 28, 1951: Admiral Forrest P. Sherman. Temporarily embarked.
Fall 1951: Rear Admiral Arleigh A Burke. Visited for a conference with Admiral Martin.
July 19, 1952 - September 5, 1952: Rear Admiral H.R. Thurber. Flagship for NROTC Training Cruise to Europe.
April 5, 1953 - October 14, 1953: Vice Admiral Joseph J. Clark. Flagship for Seventh Fleet.
June 11, 1953: Admiral Arthur W. Radford. Temporarily embarked.
August 6, 1953 - August 8, 1953: Admiral F.B. Stumpf. Temporarily embarked.
August 27, 1956 - late 1956: Vice Admiral Charles Wellborn, Jr. Flagship for Second Fleet.
June 2, 1969 - August 5, 1969: Rear Admiral Lloyd R. Vasey. Flagship for Training Squadron.

Erected by Battleship New Jersey.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is January 27, 1945.

Location.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 21, 2023

2. Admirals and the Flag Cabin Marker

39° 56.376′ N, 75° 7.979′ W. Marker is in Camden, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is in Central Waterfront. Marker can be reached from Clinton Street west of South Delaware Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Clinton St, Camden NJ 08103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Admiral's Flag Bridge (here, next to this marker); Close-In Weapons System (a few steps from this marker); Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff (SRBOC) (a few steps from this marker); 04 Level Navigation Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Aiming the Secondary Guns (a few steps from this marker); Fleet Admiral William Halsey (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Admiral's Flag Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Aiming the Big Guns (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.