Last update: 22.02.2001
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North Carolina
General Info
Fleet / Country: United States Navy / United States In service from: 1941 Complement (officers/enlisted): 2339

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
222,10  /   217,59
Beam overall / wl.:
33,00  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
10,0  /  

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
38000
Full loaded
46770

Armament
Main guns
9x406/45 Mk6
Secondary guns
20x127/38 Mk12,16x28/75 od 43:52-60x40/56,54x20/70
Planes
3
Radars
42/11: SG

Engines
Boilers
8 x Babcock & Wilcox 3 drum 575PSI
Turbines
4 x General Electric
Shafts
4
Rudders
2

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
28,0
endurance
17450 miles @ 15 kts
Engines load
89000 kW
Fuel
6590 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
0

Armor
(milimetres)
Side belt
305 - 167,6
Decks
1)36,8 2)91,4 3)15,7
Conning tower
373 side,177,8 roof
Main Battery turrets
Faces: 406
Sides: 248,9
Roof: 177,8
Back: 299,7
Barbettes: 406
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