Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:59 am
USS North Carolina pictured as she hits the Ark Floating Restaurant, whilst being moved into her berth as a museum ship,1961.
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Re: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:00 pm
and from her glory days................. DFO
DFORe: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:58 pm
Ahhh a takeaway DennisBrian James wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:59 am USS North Carolina pictured as she hits the Ark Floating Restaurant, whilst being moved into her berth as a museum ship,1961.
God Ill bet someone was roasted for that , grief theres enough tugs to hand , thanks for the photo's
Re: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:01 pm
Glory being the operative word Dennis brilliant looking Gun platform , love the paint touch up in photo 2
Re: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:38 pm
Given what the WASHINGTON did to KIRISHIMA off Guadalcanal, at essentially point blank range for those BIG 16" 45 guns........ 
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DFORe: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:46 pm
Them big Guns MAMA , I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of them Dennis
Re: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:31 am
Likewise!!! 122mm rockets were bad enough!! 
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DFORe: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:18 am
They served as "fast" battleships, but with a maximum of 27 knots they really could not keep up with 33 knot ESSEX class carriers. They served for a while as training ships, however battleships are not inexpensive to run and maintain. Given the large number of modern cruisers the USN had, that could pace the carriers, the 27 knot BBs (all 6) had a very limited life left.
They were all mothballed and never served on active duty again. I remember seeing both NORTH CAROLINAS and, IIRC, at least 2 of the SOUTH DAKOTAS ? mothballed at a isle in New York harbor circa 1955-56, while crossing to NYC on a ferry. The first battleships I had ever seen!! A memorable little water borne jaunt.
Based on the pic I have, the SOUTH DAKOTAS were both of the ALASKA class large cruisers...my ship ID left a bit to be desired way back then. 
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They were all mothballed and never served on active duty again. I remember seeing both NORTH CAROLINAS and, IIRC, at least 2 of the SOUTH DAKOTAS ? mothballed at a isle in New York harbor circa 1955-56, while crossing to NYC on a ferry. The first battleships I had ever seen!! A memorable little water borne jaunt.
Based on the pic I have, the SOUTH DAKOTAS were both of the ALASKA class large cruisers...my ship ID left a bit to be desired way back then. DFORe: Battleships: North Carolina Class
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:29 pm
Another pic of mothballed WASHINGTON and NORTH CAROLINA....DFO
Re: North Carolina Class Battleships.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:53 pm
That is one hell of a storage facility there Dennis , complete with a Dry dock I see ,designeraccd wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:18 am They served as "fast" battleships, but with a maximum of 27 knots they really could not keep up with 33 knot ESSEX class carriers. They served for a while as training ships, however battleships are not inexpensive to run and maintain. Given the large number of modern cruisers the USN had, that could pace the carriers, the 27 knot BBs (all 6) had a very limited life left.
They were all mothballed and never served on active duty again. I remember seeing both NORTH CAROLINAS and, IIRC, at least 2 of the SOUTH DAKOTAS ? mothballed at a isle in New York harbor circa 1955-56, while crossing to NYC on a ferry. The first battleships I had ever seen!! A memorable little water borne jaunt.