USS North Carolina (BB-55) is an American battleship laid down in 1937, launched in June 1940 and commissioned into the US Navy in 1941. The ship was 222 meters long, 33 meters wide, and its full displacement was at that time. descent - 44400 tons. The maximum speed of the battleship USS North Carolina reached 26 knots. The main armament consisted of 9406 mm caliber guns in three towers, three guns in each, and the auxiliary armament consisted mainly of 20127 mm caliber guns. USS North Carolina was the first of two ships of the line of this type to bear the same name. This type of ship was one of the first modern ships of the US Navy during World War II. During their construction, restrictions on the tractor were not applied, which led to a significant increase in the displacement of the so-called standard battleships and the possibility of installing powerful main and additional weapons located in separate towers, instead of casemates. The new battleships also have improved performance compared to battleships such as the Colorado and Pennsylvania. USS North Carolina (BB-55) saw her baptism of fire in World War II in the Pacific, taking part in the fighting in the Goodal Canal area in the second half of 1942, taking part in particular in the Battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands. In September 1942, the ship was damaged as a result of an attack by the I-19 submarine. However, after the USS North Carolina was repaired, it quickly returned to service. In November 1943, the ship supported operations in the Tarawa area. A year later, the ship supported the landing on Saipan and took part in the battle in the Philippine Sea. In 1945, the ship supported operations in Okinawa. USS North Carolina (BB-55) was decommissioned in 1947 and has served as a museum ship in Wilmington, North Carolina since 1962.
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