 Assuming command of a ship already earmarked for the " mothball fleet " , Captain Peniston and his crew prepared for their task . New Jersey got underway on the voyage 6 September , departing Long Beach for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard . She arrived on the 8th , and began <unk> overhaul to ready herself for decommissioning . On 17 December 1969 New Jersey 's colors were hauled down and she entered the inactive fleet , following the words of her last commanding officer : " Rest well , yet sleep lightly ; and hear the call , if again sounded , to provide fire power for freedom . " 
