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Battleship North Carolina
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Battleship_North_Carolina
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces
15 October 1966
gptkbp:armament
anti-aircraft guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards
15 battle stars
gptkbp:beam
108 feet
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class
North Carolina-class battleship
gptkbp:commissioned
9 April 1941
gptkbp:countryOfOperation
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement
1,880
gptkbp:currentLocation
gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:decommissioned
27 June 1947
gptkbp:displacement
36,600 tons
gptkbp:draught
35 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Battleship North Carolina
gptkbp:hullNumber
gptkb:BB-55
gptkbp:laidDown
27 October 1937
gptkbp:launched
13 June 1940
gptkbp:length
728 feet
gptkbp:location
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Wilmington
gptkbp:museumSince
1962
gptkbp:name
gptkb:USS_North_Carolina
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Showboat
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkb:Pacific_Theater,_World_War_II
gptkb:Okinawa
gptkb:Philippines_Campaign
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber
66000588
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:North_Carolina-class_battleships
gptkbp:propulsion
4 General Electric steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip
gptkb:USS_Washington_(BB-56)
gptkbp:speed
28 knots
gptkbp:status
preserved as museum ship
gptkbp:survivingShipOfClass
yes
gptkbp:usedFor
educational programs
public tours
veterans' memorial
gptkbp:visitedBy
tourists
gptkbp:website
https://www.battleshipnc.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina,_U.S.
gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6