They look massive , and Wonderfull thou they are ....photo's fail to give perspective or scale to the beastdesigneraccd wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:29 pm Another pic of mothballed WASHINGTON and NORTH CAROLINA....DFO
Battleships: North Carolina Class
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Finally long after her bump into the "Ark", the "Showboat" as she is now. That's assuming she wasn't damaged by the recent hurricane , hopefully! All gussied up with a wartime camo scheme like the BELFAST sports in the Thames DFO
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And doesn't she look proud of her new dress Dennis , full marks , just wish we were nearer to witness her massive size and prowess
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That photo of the ship reserve facility at Bayonne that Dennis posted is from April of 1953. Both Alaskas and North Carolinas are there, along with a couple of Atlanta class light cruisers, some Cleveland class, a seaplane tender, one of the big two-stack transports and an Essex-class carrier, probably Franklin. Above her is the legendary Enterprise.
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Thanks for the heads up Don , to us over this side of the pond , they are not so readily obvious , that and the fact that the USN had hundreds more vessels both before, during , and after the second world war , sorry for stating the obvious, and names help a lot to the less knowledgable amongst us, of which I include myself , so you can never give us to much information on the topic in hand , and we are very grateful .........those who do know better.. and might feel a-fronted... can speak up for themselves obviously
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Lead Ship,Battleship USS North Carolina's director hit by friendly fire April 6th 1945.
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Lead Ship,Fast Battleship USS North Carolina...1943.
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North Carolina Class Battleship USS Washington pictured off Annapolis,October 4th 1946.
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NORTH CAROLINA arrives Pearl Harbor and the torpedo hit by I-19. The hole was @ 32' x 15'!! Owch!!!!!!!!!
She and SARATOGA did seem like torpedo magnets early in the Pacific War....... DFO
She and SARATOGA did seem like torpedo magnets early in the Pacific War....... DFO
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Lead Ship,Battleship USS North Carolina in April 1942.
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