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.

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 ...

Nicknamed “Showboat,” the USS North Carolina was the lead ship of her class during an age when the battleship was still a critical component of the United States Navy’s overall grand ...

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 ...