USS North Carolina
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Five ships of the United States Navy and one of the Confederate States Navy have been named USS North Carolina in honor of the state of North Carolina
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See also CSS North Carolina
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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- The first was one of nine ships of the line authorized by Congress in 1816.
- The second , a armored cruiserArmored cruiserThe armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Like other types of cruiser, the armored cruiser was a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a battleship, and fast enough to outrun any battleships it encountered.The first...
, escorted troop transports during World War I and was eventually renamed the . - The third , was a which was laid down but cancelled before launching.
- The fourth , the lead shipLead shipThe lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable military ships and larger civilian craft.-Overview:...
of her classNorth Carolina class battleshipThe North Carolina class was a group of two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s and early 1940s...
of battleship, was known as "Showboat" and served during World War II. - The fifth , a , was commissioned in 2008 and is currently in service.
See also CSS North Carolina
CSS North Carolina
CSS North Carolina, an ironclad gunboat, was built by Berry & Brothers at Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1863 at a cost of $76,000. The ship's bulkheads above the waterline were sloped inward and armored with railroad iron, similar to the CSS Virginia...
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