by battleshipdev1 | Jan 30, 2023 | Sea Stories
“A group of us whose last name began with B were all assigned to the radar gang for some deep secret that only the military would know why. That was in November of 1942. Even the word radar was classified at the time. You could not reveal it stood for radio detection...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
The nine 16-inch guns comprise NORTH CAROLINA’s “Main Battery,” her most destructive weapon. The guns are housed in three six-level turrets, which extend from the exterior decks down to just above the Ship’s bottom. The primary targets for these guns were enemy ships...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
“…This ship is setting records left and right and I am mighty proud to be on it. I wish I could tell you all what these 5 inch guns can do (and did do), but it is a great secret…” -Ralph Swift, Seaman 1/c in a letter home, 10/18/1941 “I was in the upper...
