file created: 12/07/02 00:57:14 , last update: 01/08/01
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BB-55 North Carolina
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
North 1937/10/27
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1940/06/13 1941/04/09 1961/10/03
memori
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:43/02: 60x40, 60x20; 43/07: 76x40, 52x20; 45/04: 76x40, 68x20
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42/04-43?: Ms 12/Mod, 43: Ms 21, 43/??-45/0?: Ms 32/18d, 45/0?-?: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/06/10     18 joinPac-Panama Canal   66 
42/06/10 42/06/19   18     66 
42/07/11 42/07/2?     P.H.   81 
42/07/26 42/08 Watch 16     66 
42/08/23 42/09/03   16/screen xEasSol - 1 KIA (near miss)   66  103 
42/09/03 42/09/15   18/screen     66 
42/09/15     18/screen disable(I-19) off Guadalcanal - 6 KIA   66 
42/09/21 42/09/30     sail from Tongatabu to P.H. for repairs escorted by Aylwin and Dale   66 
42/10 42/11     Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard - repairs  
43/01/02 43/01/10   64 cover TG 62.2 transports reinforcing Guadalcanal   112 
43/01/28 43/02/12   64 xRennel   112 
43/02/12       Noumea   81 
43/03 43/04     P.H. - fire control & radar equipment update   66 
43/05/13 43/05/17     sail from Pago Pago to Noumea with Victorious escorted by Case, Pringle, Converse, Smith   126 
43/06/29 43/08/31 Cartwh 36.3    
43/07/02 43/07/05   36.3.9     88 
43/08/02 43/08/04   36.3 tactical exercises with TG 36.2 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/31 43/09/04   38 tactical exercises with TF 37 and TF 39 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09       P.H.-prepare for Galvanic-damaging Kidd during simulated torp. attack   66 
43/10/21 43/12/09 Galvan 50.2    
43/12/06 43/12/08 Galvan 50.8 shell  
43/12/25     50.4 raid -Kavieng   66 
44/01/16 44/02/13 Flint 58.2/BatDiv6    
44/01/30   Flint 58.2/BatDiv6 sinking AP Eiko Maru W of Roi (09-10N, 167-20E)  
44/02/14 44/02/18 Hailst 50.9.3     104 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58 raid -Palau   66 
44/04/13 44/05/04 Reckle 58.3/BatDiv8     66  112 
44/05/?       P.H. - rudder repair   66 
44/05/01   Mudba 58.7 shell Ponape   81 
44/06/06 44/06/24 Forage 58.7/BatDiv6     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/BatDiv6 xPhilip   86 
44/07 44/10     PSNY - overhaul   66 
44/10/02 44/10/20     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   81 
44/10/23 44/11/05   12.5.2 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Ulithi   66  81 
44/11/07 44/11/27 King2 38     66 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38 land Mindoro   66 
45/02/05 45/03/19 Detach 58.4    
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/14 45/04/16 Iceber 58.3     86 
45/03/19     54 temporarily attached   66 
45/04/06   Iceber 58.3 damage(friendly fire) 95 nm NE of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (26-41N, 129-32E)   66  86 
45/04/08 45/04/16 Iceber 58.2     86 
45/04/16 45/05/2? Iceber 58.3     86 
45/04/19 45/04/19 Iceber 58.7    
45/06/28       P.H. - gunnery exercises   81 
45/06? 45/07     P.H. - overhaul, traninng   66  81 
45/07/08 45/08/15   38.3 raid Home Islands   66  81 
45/07/17     34 shell Hitachi  

Ship status, hull number changes...: Ship Museum Wilmington,N.C.
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 12 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "The Showboat"