There was also a 30 minute video of the USS North Carolina attached to the article. Everything you ever wanted to know about the ship.
On October 2, 1961, Captain B.M. Burns of Southport brought the North Carolina up the Cape Fear River. A floating restaurant called The Ark was supposed to have been moved, but hadn't. Despite the many tugs trying to push the ship, the North carolina became stuck in the mud. The outgoing tide swung the stern into the side of the Ark, but, it didn't sink.
Night came and work was called off until the next day. Two weeks later, the North Carolina welcomed the first visitors.
The following year, the ship was dedicated to the 10,000 North Carolinians killed in the war.
Where It Belongs. --Cooter
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