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, 
North Carolina-class battleship, battleship, United States Navy, Brooklyn Navy Yard, United States, 


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  • USS North Carolina ⓘ
    1940 North Carolina-class battleship moored in Wilmington, North Carolina
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World War II Q362
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Battle of the Atlantic
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keel laying
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ship launching
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ship commissioning
1947-06-27T00:00:00Z
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ship decommissioning
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USS North Carolina second deck 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4883-42USS North Carolina second deck 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4883-42
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1776Battle of Moore's Creek BridgeKingdom of Great Britain, battle, Province of North CarolinaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1864First Battle of Fort FishersiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1865Second Battle of Fort FisherbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1865Battle of WilmingtonbattleWikidata
    linkchannelFacebook channel@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageDrachinifel page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS North CarolinaNorth Carolina-class battleship, battleshipWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1940North Carolina Shipbuilding Companyshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    sitefortFort AndersonfortWikidata
    sitefortFort Fisher State Historic Sitehistoric site, fort, parkWikidata
    sitefort1861Fort FisherfortWikidata
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina gun mount NARA BS 29210 Commons
    commonsimageNcbattery Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina stern 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4880-42 Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina in 1941 NARA MS12 (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina portside 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4881-42 Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina fires over bow Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina launching ceremony NARA BS 73072 Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina (BB-55) firing broadside c1944 Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina afloat after launching NARA BS 73071 Commons
    commonsimageUSS North Carolina second deck 40mm gun NARA 19LCM-BB55-4883-42 Commons
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