Question: Rear Adm. J. Edward Snyder, USN (Ret.), was notable as the captain of the battleship USS "New Jersey" during that ship's deployment to the Vietnam War in 1968, USS New Jersey, is an "Iowa"-class battleship , and was the second ship of which organization. to be named after New jersey?
Sentence (from "USS Kentucky (BB-66)"): However, the U.S. Navy's experiences in World War II led it to conclude that rather than more battleships larger and more heavily armed than the "Iowa" class , it needed more fast battleships of that class to escort the new "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s being built.
Relevant evidence: No