BB-55 North Carolina Class
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Hull No. | Ship Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launch | Comm | Status | |
BB 55 | NORTH CAROLINA | New York NSY, Brooklyn, NY |
10/27/1937 | 6/13/1940 | 4/9/1941 | decommissioned at New York 27 June 1947. Struck from the Navy List 1 June 1960. Museum at Wilmington, NC since 6 Sep 1961. Received 12 battle stars for action during World War Two. | |
BB 56 | WASHINGTON | Philadelphia NSY, Philadelphia PA |
6/14/1938 | 6/1/1940 | 5/15/1941 | placed out of commission, in reserve, on 27 June 1947, Sold for scrap, May 1961, scrapped at Newark starting Oct 1961. |
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