Happy homecoming anniversary to the USS North Carolina (BB-55).
According to Wikipedia, there have been five ships in the US Navy by the name North Carolina.
FIRST USS NORTH CAROLINA was one of none ships-of-the-line authorized by Congress. A ship-of-the-line was the battleship of its day. Launched 1824 and served through to the end of the Civil War.
The ONLY CSS NORTH CAROLINA, Confederate, served in the Cape Fear River protecting Wilmington, NC. Not seaworthy and hull eaten by torpedo worms and sank at Southport, NC, 1964.
The SECOND USS NORTH CAROLINA was an armored Tennessee-class cruiser launched in 1908 and served in World War I.
The THIRD USS NORTH CAROLINA was started, but never finished. Scrapped because of the Washington Naval Treaty.
The FOURTH USS NORTH CAROLINA was the BB-55.
The FIFTH USS NORTH CAROLINA is the recently launched Virginia-class nuclear submarine.
A Quick History of USS North Carolinas. --DaCoot
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