From the Oct. 1st Wilmington (NC) Star-News.
** Participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific Theater.
** Most decorated US battleship in the war.
** Struck by a Japanese torpedo September 15, 1942, killing 5.
** Purchased from the Navy by the State of North Carolina for $330,000 in 1961.
** Reached final mooring berth in Wilmington on Oct. 2, 1961.
** Dedication ceremony April 29, 1962, as a memorial to North Carolinians of all services killed in World War II.
** Became National Historic Landmark in 1986.
The "Show Boat!!" --DaCoot
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