USS North Carolina Details
- Hours Labor Day - Memorial Day: 8am - 4pm
- Hours Memorial Day - Labor Day: 8am - 7pm
- Adult Tickets (12+): $14
- Kids (6-11): $6
- Kids (5 and under): Free
- Location: 1 Battleship Rd NE, Wilmington, NC 28401
USS North Carolina History
When the keel of NORTH CAROLINA was laid in October of 1937 at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, she was the first battleship to be constructed in sixteen years. She became the first of ten fast battleships to join American fleet in World War II.
At the time of her commissioning on 9 April 1941, she was considered the world’s greatest sea weapon. Armed with nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns in three turrets and twenty 5-inch/38 caliber guns in ten twin mounts, NORTH CAROLINA proved a formidable weapons platform. Her wartime complement consisted of 144 commissioned officers and 2,195 enlisted men, including about 100 Marines.
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