 Between 7 June and 26 August , New Jersey formed part of the first training squadron to cruise Northern European waters since the beginning of World War II . Over two thousand United States Naval Academy and NROTC midshipmen received seagoing experience under the command of Admiral Richard L. Connolly , Commander Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean , who broke his flag in New Jersey at Rosyth , Scotland 23 June . She was the scene of official receptions at Oslo , where King Haakon VII of Norway inspected the crew 2 July , and at Portsmouth , England . The training fleet was westward bound 18 July for exercises in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic . 
