The Battleship New Jersey is laying off workers and reducing hours because of the bad ecomony.
The tourist attraction on the Camden waterfront will be down toseven full-time workers after a dozen are laid off.
Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial president and CEO Jim Schuck says the poor economy forced the cuts.
The ship is to be closed to the public through this month, then open only on weekends until April. Then, seven-day operations are to return.
The state's subsidy for the attraction has been cut steadily. It was $3 million in 2006 and $1.35 million for the current fiscal year, which runs through June.
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