The Battleship North Carolina, previously known as the USS North Carolina while in service, proudly holds the distinction of being the most decorated American battleship of World War II. The ship, ...

The crew of the battleship now anchored in Wilmington spent Christmas 1943 in the South Pacific, where they enjoyed a surprise from home ...

At the cry of "Bring her to life!," 140 sailors rushed onto the newly commissioned USS North Carolina submarine on Saturday morning. The fast-attack nuclear submarine became the first Navy warship to ...

The USS North Carolina is more than just a steel beast with an impressive record from a bygone war. It’s a time capsule: a ...

As World War II raged in the Pacific, a U.S. battleship added a unique new resident. The newcomer didn’t “look or act exactly human” but was “enlisted” on Aug. 28, 1944, records show. Now, on the ...

Wage War: The USS North Carolina was America’s first “fast battleship,” designed for both speed and strength. Launched in 1937, she could reach 28 knots, allowing her to escort carriers while ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - On Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, at 5 p.m., visitors will once again gather on the decks of the Battleship USS North Carolina to honor military personnel who died while ...

One of the last surviving wartime crew members of the USS North Carolina, the ship that's been moored across the Cape Fear River from downtown Wilmington as the Battleship North Carolina since 1961, ...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (WNCT) – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam back on June 28.