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 | Dec 7, 2025 | NORTH CAROLINA History, Recognizing Our Armed Forces, Sea Stories, Uncategorized
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the Pacific American fleet at Pearl Harbor. One of the ships destroyed in the attack was a Nevada-class battleship, the USS OKLAHOMA. In this video, the Battleship North Carolina staff and Living History Crew fly a signal...
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...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
March 23, 1945 “Launched strikes this morning against Okinawa but had to call them off this afternoon because of bad weather. All the battleships will bombard tomorrow. We expect to bombard from 10 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon cruising at 20...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
AUGUST 24, 1942: Baptism of Fire – the Battleship’s first battle engagement The Battleship’s first crew member killed in action was George E. Conlon on August 24, 1942. Seaman Mike Marko detailed in his diary, “Time is now 1740. I am now looking at wounded man to see...
