USS North Carolina Comes Home 1961

[Bill Grist]

In 1961 the USS NC was going to be scraped.. The NC Battleship commission asked all NC school Children to donate nickles, dimes and quarters to save her.. I remember it well.. The USS NC was saved and is in Wilmington,NC.. Here is a short clip of The 'SHOWBOAT' coming home to NC in 1961... click on the Battleship.. BILL


http://www.unctv.org/60s/battleship_uss_nc.html

[MikeP]

A friend was discussing this on a vet board and said it crushed and sank a small restaurant while being placed.
Bunch of us from SFTG went down to see it in '67, it was quite impressive.
I think that kingfisher float plane was restored for display on this ship and it is the sole survivor. It is reported to be suffering.

[Bill Grist]

leaving

The USS NC is leaving Wilmington in the Near future to have the hull repaired in Norfok, VA. .. It will be a site to see it going down the Cape Fear River again...BILL

[Duane E]

Hi Bill, I visited that ship every time I was stationed or went to school in Camp Lejeune. I just happened to find this picture from 1988. Some good memories. Duane
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