What You Need to Know: The USS North Carolina (BB-55), the first of the North Carolina-class fast battleships, played a pivotal role in WWII, showcasing advanced firepower and speed. -Designed ...

Battleship NC finishes first major repairs since 1950s. The Battleship North Carolina opened the floodgates on Tuesday, putting the ship back in the water after one of the most unique repair ...

The hulking battleship behind him is many things: a floating museum and one of North Carolina’s most visited tourist sites; the most decorated U.S. battleship of World War II, with 15 battle ...

Back when Battleship North Carolina was commissioned in 1941, the ship was thought of as "the world's greatest sea weapon," and it turned out to be just that by participating in more than a dozen ...

The hulking battleship behind him is many things: a floating museum and one of North Carolina’s most visited tourist sites; the most decorated U.S. battleship of World War II, with 15 battle ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -The USS North Carolina Battleship Commission unveiled new, advanced illuminations for the ship ahead of this year’s Veteran’s Day weekend. The project was years in the making, ...

Battleship North Carolina is at 1 Battleship Road off U.S. 421. Best time to go. The Battleship is open daily rain or shine from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. It's also open on holidays, ...

In 1961, the struggling, railroad-abandoned town of Wilmington, North Carolina, was a vastly different place than the growing, film-industry-saturated city we live in in 2021. Charting all of the c… ...

Pless, who was born in Florence, South Carolina, on Aug. 20, 1920, was four months shy of his 21st birthday when the USS North Carolina was commissioned April 9, 1941. He had enlisted in the Navy ...

USS Battleship North Carolina officials say the Living with Water initiatives are to build a living shoreline, make constructed wetlands and raise the elevation of the parking lot to reduce flooding. ...