North Carolina-class battleship
Ships of the class

North Carolina-class battleship

Section Title: Ships of the class
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Ship Name	Hull No.	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate

North Carolina	BB-55	New York Naval Shipyard	27 October 1937	13 June 1940	9 April 1941	27 June 1947	Struck 1 June 1960; Museum ship since 29 April 1962 Wilmington, North Carolina

Washington	BB-56	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard	14 June 1938	1 June 1940	15 May 1941	27 June 1947	Struck 1 June 1960; Sold for scrap, 24 May 1961

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The North Carolina (BB-55) was laid down on 27 October 1937.

final_sentence: The North Carolina (BB-55) was laid down on 27 October 1937.