by Jessica Federman | Aug 17, 2026 | NORTH CAROLINA History, Sea Stories, Uncategorized
In 1864, Captain Richard Worsam Meade II prepared to leave USS North Carolina for a new command. His departure was marked in an unusual way: with a piece of music. Composer Luigi de Perini wrote The Adieu March, a piano composition dedicated to Meade as he left North...
by Jessica Federman | Aug 10, 2026 | Life Aboard BB-55, NORTH CAROLINA History, Sea Stories
In the final days of World War II, as the war in the Pacific moved toward its conclusion, USS North Carolina (BB-55) was still in action off the coast of Japan. On August 9, 1945, the same day the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Task Force 38 launched carrier...
by Jessica Federman | Jun 5, 2026 | Recognizing Our Armed Forces
Long before television dominated American living rooms and decades before superheroes filled movie theaters, young readers eagerly followed the exploits of daring aviators, naval intelligence officers, and globe-trotting adventurers. During the 1930s and 1940s, few...
by Jessica Federman | Mar 26, 2026 | Life Aboard BB-55, NORTH CAROLINA History
On April 9, 1941, USS North Carolina officially entered service at the New York Navy Yard—marking a major moment in the ship’s history. At 11:30 a.m., under the bright sunshine, the commissioning ceremony lasted just 29 minutes. But what it represented had been years...
by Jessica Federman | Oct 25, 2025 | NORTH CAROLINA History, Recognizing Our Armed Forces
On October 25, 1812, the heavy frigate USS United States—under the command of Captain Stephen Decatur—engaged and captured the British frigate HMS Macedonian off the coast of Madeira. This single-ship duel quickly became one of the War of 1812’s most celebrated naval...
