USS North Carolina
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USS North Carolina, hull number BB-55, is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washington Treaty system, North Carolina's design was limited in displacement and armament, though the United States used a clause in the Second London Naval Treaty to increase the main battery from the original armament of twelve 14-inch (356 mm) guns in quadruple turrets to nine 16 in (406 mm) guns in triple turrets. The ship was laid down in 1937 and completed in April 1941, while the United States was still neutral during World War II.
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BB-55; BB-55
mass 38000 tonne, mass 38600 tonne, length 222.1 metre, draft 8.1 metre, beam 33 metre, speed 27.3 knot, 9 cannon,
United States Navy, Brooklyn Navy Yard, United States,
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Location: 34.2364, -77.9542, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Province of North Carolina | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1864 | First Battle of Fort Fisher | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Second Battle of Fort Fisher | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Wilmington | battle | Wikidata |
| link | channel | Facebook channel@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Drachinifel page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | USS North Carolina | North Carolina-class battleship, battleship | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1940 | North Carolina Shipbuilding Company | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Anderson | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Fisher State Historic Site | historic site, fort, park | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Fisher | fort | Wikidata |
| commons | image | USS North Carolina gun mount NARA BS 29210 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ncbattery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina stern 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4880-42 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina in 1941 NARA MS12 (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina portside 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4881-42 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina fires over bow | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina launching ceremony NARA BS 73072 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina (BB-55) firing broadside c1944 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina afloat after launching NARA BS 73071 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS North Carolina second deck 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4883-42 | Commons | ||










