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The USS North Carolina: Symbol of a Vanished Age

Record #:
16855
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Abstract:
In 1961, the USS North Carolina was decommissioned and towed from New Jersey to Wilmington, North Carolina. It has remained docked at the mouth of the Cape Fear River since and nearly six million visitors have justified saving the World War II battleship from the scrapyard.
Source:
Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 32 Issue 4, July 1984, p105-109, il