 On the night of 23 October New Jersey steamed north to rearm before taking up position in support of the 3rd Marine Division 25 October . That day she shelled enemy troops located by a spotter plane . The next day New Jersey engaged targets of opportunity , destroying 11 structures , seven bunkers , a concrete observation tower , and an enemy trench line . She also received hostile fire when North Vietnamese gunners attempted to strike at New Jersey with artillery positioned near Cap Lay . Some ten to twelve rounds were launched at New Jersey ; however , the rounds fired landed well short of the battleship . Aerial spotters were called in to look at the suspected gun position ; they reported no artillery present but fresh tire tracks leading to a concealed area , suggesting that there had been artillery there earlier . Armed with this information New Jersey fired five 16 inch shells at the site , but in the darkness spotters were unable to confirm any hits . 
