Battleship North Carolina

Welcome aboard the USS North Carolina, officially designated as hull number BB-55. As you step onto the immense teak wood deck of this breathtaking vessel, you are setting foot onto the most highly decorated American battleship…

Standing here on the forward main deck, your line of sight is immediately dominated by the ship's primary offensive weapons: the massive sixteen-inch, forty-five caliber gun turrets. Looking up at these colossal barrels, it is…

Moving toward the aft deck, the rear of the ship, we encounter a completely different facet of naval operations. Here, you will find the domain of the ship's V-Division, focused entirely on naval aviation. …

As we move along the port side of the vessel, we arrive at the site of the ship's most harrowing moment of the war. A common question visitors ask is whether this mighty ship was ever damaged in combat. …

We now descend deep into the humid, metallic belly of the beast: the engine room. Watch your head and step carefully down the steep ladders. …

Climbing back up a few levels, we step into a vastly different environment: the crew's galley and mess hall. While the guns and engines fought the enemy, this space fought the constant, grinding battle against low morale. …

As we wander further through the labyrinthine corridors of the ship's interior, it becomes abundantly clear that the USS North Carolina was not merely a weapon; it was a fully functional, highly compartmentalized floating…

Our tour of this magnificent vessel brings us back to the upper deck, where the coastal breeze provides a welcome relief from the close, metallic confines below. Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the mighty USS…