From the October 1st Wilmington (NC) Star-News.
BB55 Battleship #55, 55th made.
ORDERED: Aug. 1, 1937
BUILDER: New York Naval Shipyard
COST: $78,885,750
LAID DOWN: Oct. 27, 1937
LAUNCHED: June 13, 1940
SPONSORED BY: Isabel Hoey, daughter of NC Governor Clyde R. Hoey
COMMISSIONED: April 9, 1941
DECOMMISSIONED: June 27, 1947
How's That for Bang for Your Buck? --Cooter
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