Commissioned in April 1941, the USS North Carolina was the lead ship of her class and the first new U.S. battleship built in 16 years.
: Roughly 2,339 personnel (increased from 1,800 in peacetime). Visiting the Museum Ship Download File 475 USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55).rar
: 12-inch thick main belt and 16-inch thick gun turret faces. Commissioned in April 1941, the USS North Carolina
: 728 feet 9 inches long with a 108-foot 4-inch beam. Commissioned in April 1941
The ship is currently a memorial and museum moored in the Cape Fear River, across from downtown Wilmington, NC. USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship - Facebook