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BB-55 North Carolina Class

Ships
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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