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