USS North Carolina, the lead ship of her class, cut through the waves with determination, her nine 16-inch guns unleashing 2,700-pound shells towards the approaching Imperial Japanese Navy fleet.

Tidal flooding around the Battleship North Carolina has skyrocketed 7,000% since it arrived in Wilmington in 1961, restricting visitor access. But visitor revenue is crucial to its survival.

That’s why a special remembrance was held today on the USS Battleship North Carolina. The ceremony has been held there since 1962 when the battleship became the state’s World War II Memorial as the ...

Battleship North Carolina is at 1 Battleship Road off U.S. 421. View to the south from the Battleship North Carolina. Best time to go. The Battleship is open daily rain or shine from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

The USS North Carolina’s Specs. The North Carolina was America’s first “fast battleship”—and the only one in the Western world after the British lost their iconic fast battleship, the ...

The same battle the USS Battleship North Carolina was at, too. “I’m the only one around here that saw that gunfire,” said Bourgault. Now at 100 years old, he’s alive to tell the tales to ...

Memorial Day services were held on battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington on May 25, 2015. There is a proposal to do much needed repair work to the well-decorated ship. Chris Seward cseward ...

One of those veterans is here in Wilmington, and he celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday at the USS Battleship North Carolina. “She fought in all the major battles in the Pacific, had a spectacular ...