Meet the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA

Welcome to the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA! Learn about the ship's place in U.S. history and its place in Wilmington, North Carolina, today.

[@dadster52]

Of all the battleship memorials I’ve toured, Missouri and New Jersey included, North Carolina stands out above them all, except Texas as she’s in a class by herself.

[@Peterax788]

Thank you for saving North Carolina ❤️

[@Sycthe707]

:D

[@cutl00senc]

RIP Monique Baker....she loved the ship and loved working to preserve its history.

[@ryankc3631]

When I was 5 years old, my dad, a career Marine, took us to see the North Carolina, in 1971. I joined the Navy 13 years later, after high school. I wanted to serve, to learn electronics and see the world and I did!

[@keithliaros1584]

Visited as a child and took my children as well. Love the ship and its history. First time I visited as an adult the smells took me right to my childhood visits. Highly recommend. Fascinating how the sailors lived on board her.

[@yourearidiculouslunatic8435]

Thanks for taking care of my boat while I'm away.

[@streetfightinmanrs]

I just recently visited and I must say that your employees, docents, maintenance crews, and volunteers have done an amazing job of keeping BB 55 looking fantastic. My family had a great time touring the ship!

[@Robert-ff9wf]

I want to say thank you to all the volunteers who work on this ship and I hope to visit her someday and meet you!

[@ThorsonWiles]

I visited in the recent past (within the last 5 years) and thoroughly enjoyed my visit. It was the the middle ship between the Alabama and Yorktown during that week long motorcycle tour. (From Tampa) There is a picture of my brothers and I bringing one of the quad Bofors to bear on my father, with his hands up in surrender, from maybe 45 years ago. I feel it's much more educational now, though no less fun.

[@markscott3124]

As a young man I spent a two day event at a parking deck across from the ship. The event was the Wilmington dog show. For three to four years I got to run all over the ship dodging the care takers if you ask I'm sure they will tell they shut the ship down due to us. I never knew the history. Though I now know her great history for my country. I would not give up a day of running throughout the ship in the early 70's and loving every minute of it

[@codysagert5209]

thanks for taking care of her for me I’m coming back soon

[@garypaul1033]

1:52: "...It speaks a language even a dictator can understand."

[@patrioticmillennial2747]

Went last year, spent about 4 hours reading everything in sight... but I still feel like I missed a bunch. Going to come back soon to read more!

[@johnbyork2605]

My uncle Paul D Byork was a plank owner of that great battleship

[@mackgoodman]

Nice

[@fifteenbyfive]

It looks like an island coming up the river with the tuggers around it. The first of the US's last generation of battleships. North Carolina was genius to keep her.

[@williamfrench5502]

My dad was the first of the commissioning crew to get married after the ship was commissioned in April of 1941

[@carolinadog8634]

You guys do a great job she is a beautiful ship!

[@StsFiveOneLima]

Ain't she just.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Gods I m glad she was preserved in her WW2 configuration,

[@Telecasterland]

I haven't been in too long. I haven't seen the custom enclosure yet.

[@darrenhooper9050]

Hope to visit soon, great clip🇺🇸

[@Just_R0yc3]

Amazing to think my girl will be 80 in a few weeks. I'll be going to see her that day, for I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't go

[@Kevinbatson5929]

I can’t believe I walked on this thing

[@cwolfgang]

RIP Ex crew member & great grandpa Eugene Robert Mcmanus

[@louiswager2629]

BB - 55 needs to be placed in a coffer Dam and place to permeate dry dock out of the water.

[@MK0272]

I'm curious about something- I've heard that museum ships are demilitarized in some way when they leave the custody of the Navy. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense (it's not like someone is going to stuff her in the trunk of their car and sneak off with her some night) but this is the government we're talking about. What was done to her to demilitarize her?

[@MK0272]

@@acbulgin2 That's just something I read somewhere, some time, a long time ago.

[@toddr.4630]

Wow,,,, seems like that big ol gal would weigh more than 40,000 tons, that's alot of weight of course but, look at it !! A really big chunk o steel 🇺🇲✌️❤️

[@__hjg__2123]

btw............. it's "Bay-Own"

[@Sycthe707]

:D

[@usswisconsinbb-6466]

You are so cool showboat

[@larryhullinger4141]

I visited the ship about 50 years ago as a child on vacationn with my family