USS North Carolina (BB-55)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:20_×_5_in_(127_mm)/38_cal_guns
48 × 20 mm AA guns
60 × 40 mm AA guns
9 × 16 in (406 mm)/45 cal guns
gptkbp:awards 15 battle stars
gptkbp:beam 108 ft 4 in (33.0 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:New_York_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:NCCB
gptkbp:commissioned 9 April 1941
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,880 officers and enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned 27 June 1947
gptkbp:displacement 35,000 long tons (standard)
44,800 long tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 35 ft 1 in (10.7 m)
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite designated 1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS North Carolina (BB-55)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:BB-55
gptkbp:laidDown 27 October 1937
gptkbp:launched 13 June 1940
gptkbp:length 728 ft 9 in (222.1 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:museumSince 1962
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:State_of_North_Carolina
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Showboat
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf North Carolina-class battleship
gptkbp:pennantNumber gptkb:BB-55
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × General Electric steam turbines
8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Washington_(BB-56)
gptkbp:speed 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:survivingShipOfClass yes
gptkbp:website https://battleshipnc.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Navy_battleships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5