USS North Carolina fitting out of Brooklyn Naval Yard, 1941. She was in and out so many times she was derisively called “The Showboat.”
The name stuck. #BB55 #WW2 #NavalHistory
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Battleship North Carolina as she looked in the 1980s. The ship had a summertime sound and light show that was a half hour long and showcased her wartime history.
Note the Cold War era paint and number scheme. #BB55 #USNavy
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USS North Carolina firing a nighttime full broadside during shakedown, 1941: 9x16”/45 (405mm) guns and 10x5”/38 (127mm) guns.
The shock broke lightbulbs, blew paint off walls and just broke stuff. This was the largest battleship the US had ever built at the time. #USNavy #WW2 #BB55 #NavalHistory
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USS North Carolina’s number one 16” turret clearing it’s throat during shakedown cruise, 1941. #BB55 #WW2 #NavalHistory
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OS2U Kingfisher scout plane aboard USS North Carolina. This aircraft was recovered from Canada and is one of eight extant in the world now. #WW2 #BB55
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Part of the starboard after mess deck on battleship North Carolina.
Note the fold out seating along the bulkhead. During wartime the ship was actually over staffed; seating and sleeping areas were at a premium. #BB55 #WW2
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🎶 Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm does bind the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea. 🎶
#WW2 #USNavy #BB55
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Yah people cook at different rates! When i say lauren’s young, i don’t mean in years, but more like she isn’t fully cooked yet. #bb27
Lauren will be a great hoh someday #bb55
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Local rescue workers practicing on battleship North Carolina. I asked permission to take a pic of them at work and they graciously said yes! #BB55
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#lifelike 1/1200 #usnavy #diorama #ussnorthcarolina and #usswashington #bb55 #bb56 #ussnorthcarolinabb55 #usswashingtonbb56 #battleships #lifelikemodels #worldwarii #worldwar2 #ww2 #wwii
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IRL photo of me standing next to actual sized replicas of 16”/45 naval shells in USS North Carolina’s no. 2 turret barbette magazine.
The shells came in high explosive and armor piercing, weighing around a ton each. #BB55 #navalhistory
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