 New Jersey was decommissioned for the last time in 1991 ( after serving a total of 21 years in the active fleet ) , having earned a Navy Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam and 19 battle and campaign stars for combat operations during World War II , the Korean War , the Vietnam War , the Lebanese Civil War , and service in the Persian Gulf . After a brief retention in the mothball fleet , she was donated to the Home Port Alliance in Camden , New Jersey , and began her career as a museum ship 15 October 2001 . 
