by Jessica Federman | Sep 4, 2026 | Life Aboard BB-55, NORTH CAROLINA History, Uncategorized
One of the most celebrated warships in American history–USS North Carolina–began not on North Carolina’s Cape Fear River, but at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. More than 85 years after her commissioning, the battleship’s decks, passageways, engine rooms, and gun...
by Jessica Federman | Aug 19, 2026
This event is sold out! If you’d like to be notified of future events like this, please email marketing@battleshipnc.com. Thank you for your interest and support! Three Ships. Three Centuries. Three Historic Cocktails. Countless Stories. Raise a glass to...
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 7, 2026 | NORTH CAROLINA History, Uncategorized
When you hear the name USS North Carolina, chances are you picture the battleship that now sits across the Cape Fear River from downtown Wilmington. But before BB-55, there was another battleship named North Carolina. This one never made it to sea. On January 12,...
