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Keel Laying - Commissioning; 1937 - March 1941
Shakedown Cruise & Fitting Out; April 1941 - May 1942
June 1942 - 1943
1944 - 1945
1962 - Present
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 | 113k | 11 October 1945 photo of the North Carolina (BB-55) on her final transit through the Panama Canal. The tight fit of the Canal's locks are evident here and this width limited the beam of United States battleships on 'all' classes, except the proposed, but never built, Montana class of 1940. | USN photo. | |
 | 50k | Starboard view, circa 1946, after a refit where most of her light AA battery has been removed. | USN photo. | |
 | 80k | Anchored in New York Harbor, circa late 1945 or early 1946. | USNHC photo # NH 105560, from the collection of Warren Beltramini, donated by Beryl Beltamini, 2007. Photo added 03/20/08. | |
 | 149k | Photo shows her in her postwar scheme, resembling that of the Washington (BB-56). Two 40mm quadruple mounts, abreast #2 turret, on the maindeck, have been landed due to their wetness at sea, taken on 3 June 1946. | USN photo. | |
 | 107k | Photo shows her in her postwar scheme, resembling that of the Washington (BB-56). Two 40mm quadruple mounts, abreast #2 turret, on the maindeck, have been landed due to their wetness at sea, taken on 3 June 1946. | USN photo. | |
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37k | North Carolina (BB-55) & Washington (BB-56) in reserve at Bayonne, New Jersey on 25 February 1951. Note the weathered and peeling paint work as well as the light metal "igloos" covering the ships light AA weapons (Treasure Island Museum-SFCB). | Photo courtesy of Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner & submitted by Robert Hurst. Photo added 04/28/08. | |
 | 112k | Bayonne Naval Supply Depot, New Jersey. Photographed on 15 April 1953 with ships in reserve. The two large ships at right on the near side of the peninsula are Alaska (CB-1) and Guam (CB-2). The next two ships astern are North Carolina (BB-55) and Washington(BB-56). Further astern are (from outboard to inboard) Fargo (CL-106), Albemarle(AV-5) and Wakefield (AP-21). The carriers Enterprise(CV-6) and Franklin (CV-13) are at the far left. Also present are the escort carriers Card (CVE-11), Croatan (CVE-25),Mission Bay (CVE-59), and Guadalcanal (CVE-60) along with the cruisers Providence (CL-82), Little Rock (CL-92), Spokane (CLAA-120) and Fresno (CLAA-121). One of the two CLAAs is tied up outboard of the Alaskas. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # 80-G-480262, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 80k | Mothball Fleet, Bayonne N.J., August 1961. The stern of the New Jersey (BB-62) or Wisconsin (BB-64) is visible off the North Carolina's (BB-55) bow. The aircraft carrier ahead of her is the Franklin(CV-13). | Richard Leonhardt | |
 | 68k | "Heading Home", the ship is towed from the inactive reserve storage facility at Bayonne, New Jersey to her present and final home at Wilmington, North Carolina. | Authors Collection. | |
 | 295k | The ship is being towed up the Cape Fear River to her final and present day berthing. The actual date of the photo is October, 1961, but it is not listed on the photo. As you can see on the photo, two 40mm quadruple mounts were removed before decomminsioning, her catapults are gone. When she was decommissioned, she only carried her port catapult, the starboard one having been landed at her post-war refit at New York Navy Yard. Her aircraft crane at the stern was stored in its lowered position. The two original boat cranes, next to the aft stack, have been removed too. | February, 1962 National Geographic Magazine. | |
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