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37425
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Among the USS North Carolina’s missions that helped it to earn fifteen battle stars: rescue of navy aviators; destruction of two dozen enemy planes. A mission not par for the war course: the Christmas 1943 delivery of gifts to the crew’s siblings and children, orchestrated by Chaplain E.B. Wuebbens. The gifts’ unwrapping was captured on film for a crew longing for peace, represented in home and family.
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35732
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Megivern proposed that Tom Wright Jr. played a prominent role in making Wilmington a must see for NC’s coast travelers. That was done chiefly by his crowning achievement, Chandler’s Wharf. It bore evidence of the town’s maritime history in watercraft such the Harry W. Adams. For those seeking historic landmarks on land, there were sites such as the oldest building, now housing a nautical library, and an 1883 cooper’s home that became a restaurant.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, May/June 1979, p64-65
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15682
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In honor of the battleship's 70th birthday, former crew members who served onboard in the 1940s returned for a celebration. The occasion also marked the 50th anniversary of the battleship arriving in Wilmington.
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15522
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The USS North Carolina was one of the most famous fighting ships of World War II. Now it is moored in Wilmington as a memorial to those who served during the war. Corrosion on the hull has been discovered, and Taylor Brothers Marine Construction Inc. of Beaufort has been hired to remove it. The first phase will cost $2.1 million with another $15 million to follow.
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31219
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The Battleship North Carolina served the United States from 1941 to 1947, and has been a memorial to its veterans since October 1961. The Battleship is a floating museum on the Cape Fear River across from downtown Wilmington. This article presents award-winning essays by three North Carolina students who were inspired by the Battleship North Carolina and war veterans they interviewed.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 33 Issue 2, Feb 2001, p16-17, il, por
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31379
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The battleship USS NORTH CAROLINA earned 12 battle stars during World War II. Now she stars nightly in a sound and light spectacular in Wilmington, North Carolina. Visitors can view the great showboat from a grandstand on the Cape Fear River where the battleship is moored opposite downtown Wilmington.
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15681
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The battleship North Carolina has had a WWII rubber relief map on loan since 1967. After noticeable deterioration of the rubber, battleship staff commissioned East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies, which has a conservator on staff. The map was treated over a six month period and placed in an oxygen-free environment to slow deterioration.
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2429
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The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort recently acquired the gangway board from the North Carolina, a warship dating from 1818 and the first ship named for the state. The board has the U.S. flag, eagle, and shield carved above the state seal.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 63 Issue 2, July 1995, p3
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17083
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The battleship USS NORTH CAROLINA, which has been preserved as a memorial in Wilmington since 1961, turned 60 in April. Nicknamed the \"Showboat\" in part because of all the press received, the NORTH CAROLINA was commissioned into the Navy 60 years ago. Construction started in 1937.
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13272
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The USS North Carolina was one of the most famous fighting ships of World War II. Sneed recounts how the state of North Carolina mobilized in 1958 to save the ship from the scrap heap and turn it into a memorial to the memory of those North Carolinians lost during the war. The ship is moored in Wilmington.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 7, Dec 2010, p82-88, 90, 92, il Periodical Website
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3256
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Launched in 1940, the U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA was the third warship to bear the name. After distinguished World War II service, state citizens rallied to save the ship from destruction in 1960 and bring it to Wilmington as a memorial.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 56 Issue 8, Jan 1989, p32-36, il
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16855
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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.
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17154
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The U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA is the fourth American combat ship to bear the name of the North State. The first U.S. battleship to be commissioned since 1923, the new North Carolina cost $70,000,000, displaces 35,000 tons and is 704 feet long.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Feb 1942, pInside cover, unnumbered, f
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32326
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North Carolina’s largest and most famous battleship, the U.S.S. North Carolina, is inactive but remains as a popular tourist attraction along the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. The U.S.S. North Carolina was the only American battleship to have participated in all twelve major United States Naval offensive operations in the Pacific during World War Two. Today, the battleship serves as a memorial to the North Carolinians who served during the war.
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