History
USS North Carolina
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1941-04-09 | 1947-06-27 |
Recognition
Awards
- American Campaign Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
15 Battle Stars
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- Philippine Independence Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- North Carolina-Class Fast Battleship
- Builder
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Keel Laid
- 1937-10-27
- Launch Date
- 1940-06-13
- Displacement
- 45,519 Tons
- Speed
- 28 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x General Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 12in - 6in, 1st Armor Deck: 1.45in, 2nd Armor Deck: 5.5in -5in, 3rd Armor Deck: 0.75in - 0.62in, Conning Tower Armor: 14.7in - 3.9in, Turret Armor: 18in - 7in, Barbette Armor: 16in - 11.5in, Secondary Battery Armor: 1.95in
- Final Disposition
- Museum Ship in Wilmington, North Carolina since 29 April, 1962.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 9 x 16"/45 Caliber Mark 6 Guns (3x3)
- Secondary
- 20 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (10x2)
- Tertiary
- 1941 Config: 16 x 1.1"/75 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (4x4), 18 x .50 Caliber Machine Guns (18x1) | 1942 Refit: 40 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (10x4), 46 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (46x1) | 1945 Config: 60 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (15x4), 36 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x2, 20x1)
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship