Upon completion of this mission "New Jersey" steamed south, taking a position off Da Nang and Point DeDe to lend naval gunfire support to the U.S. 1st Marine Division operating in the area. On 2 November "New Jersey" commenced firing operations against nine positions, but the heavy foliage in the area prevented spotters from seeing the results of the shelling. On 4 November "New Jersey" received orders to reinforce southern II Corps near Phan Thiết; she arrived on station later that night. The next day she answered eight call for fire support missions from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, in the process destroying eight Viet Cong bunkers and five structures. On 11 November "New Jersey" departed Vietnamese waters to replenish; she returned to the gunline 23 November and relieved , taking up position in support of the U.S. Army's Americal Division. That afternoon "New Jersey"s 5 inch guns shelled enemy buildings, destroying 15 structures and inflicted heavy damage on 29 others.