Limited to a standard displacement of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t) by both the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty, and to a beam of less than 110 ft (34 m) by the width of the locks of the Panama Canal, and to a draft of no more than 38 ft (12 m) to enable the battleship to use as many anchorages and shipyards as possible, she was a challenge to design. The North Carolina received so much attention during her completion and sea trials that she won the lasting nickname of "Showboat".Īs the first newly-designed American battleship to be built in two decades, the North Carolina was built using the latest in shipbuilding technology. Navy's fast, heavily-armed battleships to be commissioned, carrying a powerful main battery of nine 16 in (410 mm) guns. This battleship was commissioned in New York City on 9 April 1941, with Captain Olaf M. The North Carolina was laid down on 27 October 1937 at the New York Naval Shipyard and launched on 13 June 1940, sponsored by the young daughter of Clyde R. The USS North Carolina is now a museum ship and memorial kept at the seaport of Wilmington, N.C. She was the first newly-constructed American battleship to enter service during World War II, and she took part in every major naval offensive in the Pacific Theater of Operations to become the most highly decorated American battleship of World War II, accumulating 15 battle stars.
Navy to be named in honor of the State of North Carolina.
USS North Carolina (BB-55) (Showboat) was the lead ship of North Carolina-class battleships and the fourth warship in the U.S.
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