Monday, November 8, 2010

USS North Carolina

From the June 13th Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

On This Date, June 13, 1940.

A total of 84 ships were launched in the Brooklyn navy Yard. Number 72 was the USS North Carolina, launched this date in 1940 as World War II was heating up. The US wasn't in it yet, but it wouldn't be long.

There were ten months of post-launch construction and outfitting until the ship was commissioned April 9, 1941.

it was the first US battleship to be commissioned since 1923. During sea trials, it got so much attention it earned the nickname "Showboat."

Construction had begun October 27, 1937.

It was decommissioned after a stellar career in 1947, but remained in reserve until 1961 when it was transferred to its namesake state and made into a memorial.

One Great Battleship. --Cooter

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