National Historic Landmark · military museum · Wilmington, North Carolina

Uss North Carolina (bb-55) National Historic Landmark

Fast battleship of the United States Navy in Wilmington, North Carolina. Built 1941. Added to the National Register in 1982, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1941Listed 1982
35,000 tons of fight. Guided by Spencer Alidades, Binoculars, Periscopes, mark 67 (degrees) 68 (degrees)... - NARA - 53474980-G-K-101 (24842777161)80-G-K-13972 (24936094135)80-G-K-1794 (24936143015)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · USS North Carolina (BB-55)

USS North Carolina, hull number BB-55, is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washington Treaty system, North Carolina's design was limited in displacement and armament, though the United States used a clause in the Second London Naval Treaty to increase the main battery from the original armament of twelve 14-inch (356 mm) guns in quadruple turrets to nine 16 in (406 mm) guns in triple turrets. The ship was laid down in 1937 and completed in April 1941, while the United States was still neutral during World War II.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressW bank of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC
CountyNew Hanover County
ListedNov 10, 1982
Reference number82004893
Built1941
Type of placemilitary museum, fast battleship, battleship
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressW bank of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC
Websitebattleshipnc.com ↗
Coordinates34.23683, -77.94256 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMoores Creek National Battlefield · 18 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 82004893. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.