North Carolina-class battleship
Ships of the class
Table:
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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