Where is the USS Ling now?
USS Ling
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Honours and awards | 1 Battle Star |
| Status | Former Museum Ship, at former location of the New Jersey Naval Museum in Hackensack, New Jersey |
| General characteristics |
How long is the USS Ling?
312′
USS Ling/Length
Who owns the USS Ling?
Just a few months ago, there was little communication between the Louisville Naval Museum and the Submarine Memorial Association, the group that owns and maintained the Ling for more than 40 years and also operated the former New Jersey Naval Museum in Hackensack.
Is the USS Ling still in the river?
USS Ling January 30, 2021 The story of the USS Ling is a sad case study of what happens to historic ships when the money and momentum to fund their upkeep runs out. Settled into the bed of the Hackensack River in Hackensack NJ, the USS Ling is trapped and in worse shape than she ever was during WWII.
Where was the USS Ling during World War 2?
Settled into the bed of the Hackensack River in Hackensack NJ, the USS Ling is trapped and in worse shape than she ever was during WWII. The ship is a Balao-Class submarine which spent a little over a year in commission between 1945 and 1946 without seeing any real action.
What kind of submarine was the USS Ling?
The ship is a Balao-Class submarine which spent a little over a year in commission between 1945 and 1946 without seeing any real action. Later converted to a training ship at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, she was donated to the Submarine Memorial Association in the 1970s and reverted back to the interior of a typical WWII submarine.
Where is the USS Ling in New Jersey?
The vessel is the USS Ling, a 312-foot long, 2,500-ton veteran of World War II, which now rests on the silty bottom of Hackensack River in Hackensack. Until a just a few years ago the Ling was the centerpiece exhibit of the NJ Naval Museum, which was located on the property adjacent to the ship’s berth.