USS North Carolina (BB-55) Battleship Tour in Wilmington, NC with Road Trip Story

[@RebeccaLRodgers2024]

My Dad is a Volunteer onboard that ship! He even gave me a private Tour of every area

[@margospringer9082]

Love your perspective and story telling. Great job!

[@torystrending7285]

I toured the U.S.S. NC and it was an amazing experience! Thanks for posting this video.

[@roadtripstory]

That is such a great experience, thank you for sharing! It is amazing how rich the experience can be when visiting historic sites, creating a deeper understanding of history that can't be gained through a history book alone. - James

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Yeah ... July 1, 1963. We had donated our dimes when I was in elementary school to buy it for the state. We went by and I got to play on it. That was fun. You could man the actual positions on the 40mm's and take over a 20mm. I carried a souvenir pocket knife from the NC in my pocket for most of my life. .

[@BrigadierBill]

I remember being really surprised they let you onto the 40mm Bofors mounts, and that they still worked.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

@@BrigadierBill Yeah. I wasn't surprised when I was 11 years old but thinking back on it I am. Of course this was a different country in 1963. I don't know if you can still do that. If lawyers got involved that might put an end to it. .

[@BrigadierBill]

@@BobSmith-dk8nw I visited it about 6 years ago, and although things may have changed they were still completely open :) Takes two people to move one (one vertical one horizontal), but they work amazingly well for 80-year-old relics.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

@@BrigadierBill Yeah. Back in '63 I manned one spot on the 40mm and my brother the other. Good to hear they're being maintained. .

[@markr.katzman3743]

Pretty good tour guide! Thanks.

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Excellent video and excellent job touring the USS North Carolina! Thank you for posting your video as it's been a few years since I saw her on my way to Myrtle Beach!

[@simongleaden2864]

It's deeply regrettable that no British battleships were preserved as museum ships: I think it was considered economically not viable in the early 1960's when HMS Vanguard (on which my father served as a signalman on her first commission) was scrapped. All we've got is a late 1930's light cruiser, HMS Belfast, moored in the River Thames in the centre of London. It's quite impressive but nothing like the size of a battleship. A holiday in the USA and a visit to one of the museum battleships is definitely on my "bucket list".

[@lamborgatti-4783]

Simon Gleaden maybe you should visit three uss Wisconsin,I’m pretty sure that’s the one where your drive up the street and their it is towering over you,1 of the 4 steel giants of the Iowa class battleships

[@lundin1loveshumvees687]

The USS New Jersey is my favorite ship. It's in camden New Jersey

[@leighparker9109]

Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@christopherscott3120]

Great vid. I live in Raleigh, my brother and his family live in Leland, NC, about 10 minutes from the battleship, so I have been there a few times and drive by it every time I go to visit him and my nieces. Much effort has been made over the years to make as many parts of the ship accessible as possible. However, the continued decay of the lower hull that has sat in the silt of the Cape Fear River for five decades continues to threaten the integrity of the North Carolina. Donations are always being sought to maintain this national treasure. I have heard that, years ago, the USS North Carolina was removed from her mooring across the river from downtown Wilmington-a great little city, BTW-for repairs to the lower hull. This is no longer possible because a bridge now stands just downstream that the battleship cannot pass under. The word is that the lower hull could no longer withstand being moved anyway, so the only way to keep her from flooding is very careful diving repair crews, after equally careful dredging. Expensive stuff, but well worth it to preserve a living piece of history.

[@roadtripstory]

Thank you very much Christopher, for bringing awareness to the continued efforts to preserve her. We hope our video plays a part in introducing the USS North Carolina to people across the country, so that the continued visitors and donations will help ensure that people for generations to come can experience this important part of our history.

[@stevenking2980]

We are going to fix her. I live 4 miles from her. Too great a ship to let her go.

[@gabrielmiller668]

As I always say with passenger ships from those days they look much better than modern ones and this also applies to battleships !

[@roadtripstory]

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[@unitedwestand5100]

Dude, You did a terrible job here. The NC wasn't a gift. We bought it. School kids donated their lunch money to save that bit of history from the scrap yard. The NC was the only Battleship in the USN at the beginning of the war. She has 15 battle stars and participated in every major campaign in the Pacific war. That's more Battlestars than any Battleship involved in WWII. 15! Count them... And, apologize to the brave men who served on that piece of American History.

[@KMS_arrow]

I was at the USS NORTH CAROLINA today it was huge you should def go there

[@mikerano1428]

hey hey! i reenlisted on that battle wagon July 25 1986. HM 2 Mike Rano

[@rocketman1104]

Do you mean you reenlisted on the NC? Because it was decommissioned in 1947 and if you were reenlisted in 86 there is no way you served on the NC. Maybe you mean an Iowa class BB

[@Legitcar117]

Rocket Man he said reenlisted

[@rocketman1104]

LegitGaming117 I was confirming if he meant reenlisted on which ship

[@9johnpaul]

@@Legitcar117 Right, but the North Carolina was bought and opened as a museum in Wilmington in 1962.

[@Legitcar117]

mark clark I know, he meant that he re-enlisted on the museum ship. He didn’t mean he served on it.

[@kileyvlogs5725]

Last week I have been on the North Carolina battle ship in side is really cool up in person

[@coyotehater]

When it comes to large naval guns, caliber represents barrel length in relation to projectile size, not projectile size itself. In this instance, the projectiles are 16”, with barrel length 45 times 16”, or 60’ long.

[@jaybee9269]

Thanks for making that point…

[@MrTiten1]

I am going to visit the USS N.Carolina later this week.

[@stevenking2980]

That's right. MOST DECORATED BATTLESHIP BABY.

[@lundin1loveshumvees687]

No, the USS. New Jersey is the most decorated U.S. battleship

[@elinquisidorandaluz4463]

Lo visité en agosto del 2012, una experiencia inolvidable, la foto que adjunto corresponde a la referida visita.

[@jamesdupuis4821]

actually when you pay to enter USS North Carolina that's how it makes the money that is needed for repairs and the other bills

[@jessicabrooks1517]

I went with my family back in 2013 during a trip to visit my aunt. By far one of the coolest places I have ever visited! I'd like to return but unfortunately I don't think my kids are quite old enough to understand or handle the hours worth of walking and climbing

[@64MojoMan]

i was there, the other day! Almost got lost inside it! The handles on the direction things werent there when i was. The rotator on the gun didnt rotate the gun when i was there

[@ColKorn1965]

I lived close enough to the North Carolinawe could hear the Sound and Light show from our house.

[@rocketman1104]

what?

[@SATO_FD2R]

*_601st Subscriber! Awesome Video!_*

[@garyh4458]

Lot's of wrong info in this video but I appreciate that you are sharing this awesome ship with the world.

[@ZevoHorror]

I subbed as soon as the intro started xD

[@roadtripstory]

Thank you! Glad you like the intro! - James

[@genewaller1002]

The USS North Carolina was the most decorated battleship in WWII, with 15 battlestars and served thru the whole war. This should have been the ship parked in Tokyo Bay, not the Missouri, but Truman was from Missouri. It was the very first fast battleship.

[@jasonharding96]

1:50 it's an OS2U scout plane

[@lamborgatti-4783]

FBI SWAT yes it’s an os2u kingfisher

[@thecottonsilverfox7805]

I think, if you will check your history, you not find that the battleship was not given as a GIFT to the state, but millions of school kids gave pennies, nickels and dimes and many other folks all across the state gave dollars to help obtain the ship and turn it into a museum.

[@tonytrotta9322]

Yes, you are correct: North Carolina arriving under tow in Wilmington in 1961. After inactivation, North Carolina was decommissioned at New York on 27 June 1947. Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1960, she was transferred to the state of North Carolina on 6 September 1961. The brainchild of James S. Craig, the "Showboat" was purchased from the U.S. Navy for $330,000 raised by the efforts of North Carolina school children, who saved their spare change and lunch money for the "Save Our Ship" campaign

[@blusnuby2]

Thanks for sharing, James and Joseph. Please try and get a copy of BLUEJACKET, the memoirs of John A Hutchinson, an enlisted United States Navy Radioman, throughout the Pacific Campaign, during WW2. His first sea duty was aboard the USS North Carolina and his writing brings that BIG HANDSOME SHIP to LIFE. PROFOUND THANKS TO ALL U.S. SERVICE PERSONNEL DURING "THE WAR" !!! THAT ship and THAT generation of Americans, were The BEST...PERIOD !

[@123chop1]

are you guys back?!?!

[@Ricky40369]

beautifully done. thank you.

[@roadtripstory]

hehe, we like that part on the bridge too! Our Making of Battle of Franklin video features a behind the scenes look at quite a few funny mistakes like that, be sure to check it out. It was a fun episode to film!

[@mw3pro516]

I went there today

[@ellissmith4545]

You should make a video about the “LUCKY A”

[@markwarren7116]

My father served aboard the sister ship the USS Washington BB-56. Sure wish they wouldn't have scrapped it.

[@marjoriepayne5202]

..., it was not "given" to the people of N.C., they paid for it with donation's from school children...,

[@roadtripstory]

We would love to be able to go into a lot more depth in our videos. We pay for making these videos from our own pockets on our own time, and through the process, you are right, we could do better. The "Save Our Ship" campaign was well organized and brought in donations from citizens across the state, totaling $330,000, a portion of which was provided by donations from school children. As a result, the Battleship was transferred from the Navy to the State of North Carolina, and unto the citizens of North Carolina, for the purpose of serving as a memorial to the thousands of North Carolinians who lost their lives in the war. Read more at this excellent website: www.ourstate.com/saving-the-battleship

[@TheGuyInTheLoo]

Marjorie Payne Agreed. Yes there are a lot of assumptions and inaccuracies in this video.

[@roadtripstory]

Davey Peacock The money paid was for preparing the site ($100,000), conditioning the ship for display ($100,000), and towing it to Wilmington ($50,000). It would be inaccurate to say that the ship was "purchased" from the Navy, as it was not "for sale". You could say the ship was "provided" to the State, "given" to the State, or "transferred" to the State, and therefore, to the people of North Carolina. We can discuss semantics, but we apologize for not going into detail in the video, about the transfer of the ship from the Navy to the State of North Carolina. What inaccuracies did you find in the video? It concerns me that you found "a lot". Thank you for helping to set the record straight.

[@TheGuyInTheLoo]

Also when describing the ammunition of the large guns it's appropriate to say "16inch/45 caliber" rather than just 45 caliber.

[@TheGuyInTheLoo]

roadtripstory also the analog fire control "computers" on the IOWA class battleships were upgraded in the 1950's and again in the 1980's. So in the 1990's, while still using analog components, they were not the same "computers" used during their WWII service.

[@123chop1]

YAY!

[@roadtripstory]

You are thinking correctly. There is a lot of history that we would have loved to speak about in this video. As Road Trip Story grows, I hope that we can work closely with historic sites, historians, and teachers to produce videos with a greater depth and tell a more comprehensive story. The University of North Carolina published an excellent short article which includes the story of how the battleship came to find a home in Wilmington in 1961. www2.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/jun2007/

[@KMS_arrow]

You can go in two of the big guns and interact with the smaller ones

[@lukesharon8036]

I've been here 😉

[@foahsdarb]

BB-55 most decorated battleship!

[@goodshorts333]

Can We Use It In WW3 ? If Modern Ships Destroyed I would like to choose this ship...for battle

[@119ryanofROBLOX]

I'm sorry; he didn't cut it out.

[@eurekamarty]

I still kick myself in the butt for not going to see her when I was stationed at Camp LeJeune. My dad is a USS IOWA Vet 50-53.

[@stevelangston5772]

Good video; alarming number of inaccuracies in script of narrator.

[@jerrymccrae7202]

LEAVE THE COFFERDAM IN PLACE IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR HER AND HER UPKEEP. ALSO VISITOR'S WOULD APPRECIATE HER TRUE SIZE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ENTIRE SHIP. FYI SHES KEPT IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE AND LOVINGLY CARED FOR. I WISH THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS HAD AS MUCH LOVE FOR THEIR NAMESAKE AS YOU FOLKS DO!!!

[@Ken19700]

The toilets and urinals on all Navy vessels use saltwater.

[@leesherman100]

Bow, stern, if ya don't get it right I'll throw ya out the round window in the side!

[@aldenrodzik3011]

Make more videos

[@richardcline1337]

Transistor tubes? VACUUM tubes!

[@jacobqyv]

Their are nine museum Battleships IJN Mikasa is oftenly left out

[@smilingbob6708]

Funds gathered by children totaled over $330,000.00 in 1963 money.

[@rogermurray9058]

Happy Armed forces Day all Veteran World War 2 Korea 🇰🇷and Vietnam 🇻🇳Veteran Like Late Father Serve U.S.AIR FORCE Vietnam 🇻🇳81th Flighter Wing Brentwater England 🇻🇳My Sister Carolyn U.S.ARMY NURSE FORT HOOD TEXAS My Cousin Marcia Navy J.A.G Lawyer

[@stevepoole7691]

The ship was never given to NC. the money raised was to pay for moving the ship to NC. The ship is still the property of the United States Navy on loan to NC. of all the 8 Battle ships the Texas BB 35 is the only one owned my the state. most war ships are still the property of the USN

[@roadtripstory]

Thank you for putting it succinctly.

[@XTRZ55]

WOOOO! MURICA'!!!!!

[@stevenking2980]

DAMN RIGHT COME GET SOME!!!!

[@daveboydell2896]

Hey Hey we have preserved Battleships but no Medicare ! Only in America : (

[@Flapjackbatter]

How about you learn a little bit about things before you start talking about them?

[@stevenking2980]

That's right. MOST DECORATED BATTLESHIP BABY.

[@beanbagpilot922]

No. Not even close. And im from NC. That title should go to hms Warspite.

[@peterson7082]

_New Jersey_ in total battlestars outnumbers _North Carolina._ Though for the second world war alone, the NC takes that title for U.S. battleships.

[@lundin1loveshumvees687]

USS New Jersey is thebmost decorated U.S. Battleship

[@KMS_arrow]

You can go in two of the big guns and interact with the smaller ones

[@rogermurray9058]

Happy Armed forces Day all Veteran World War 2 Korea 🇰🇷and Vietnam 🇻🇳Veteran Like Late Father Serve U.S.AIR FORCE Vietnam 🇻🇳81th Flighter Wing Brentwater England 🇻🇳My Sister Carolyn U.S.ARMY NURSE FORT HOOD TEXAS My Cousin Marcia Navy J.A.G Lawyer