USS North Carolina

Summary

USS North Carolina is a military museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS North Carolina is located in Wilmington^[3].
• USS North Carolina's image is recorded as USS North Carolina (BB-55) underway at sea on 3 June 1946 (NH 97267).jpg^[4].
• USS North Carolina's instance of is recorded as military museum^[5].
• USS North Carolina's instance of is recorded as fast battleship^[6].
• USS North Carolina's instance of is recorded as battleship^[7].
• USS North Carolina's instance of is recorded as maritime museum^[8].
• USS North Carolina's instance of is recorded as museum ship^[9].
• USS North Carolina's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft^[10].
• USS North Carolina's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[11].
• North Carolina is named after USS North Carolina^[12].
• USS North Carolina's manufacturer is recorded as Brooklyn Navy Yard^[13].
• USS North Carolina's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 250977621^[14].
• USS North Carolina's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012076729^[15].
• USS North Carolina's vessel class is recorded as North Carolina-class battleship^[16].
• USS North Carolina's has use is recorded as museum ship^[17].
• USS North Carolina's Commons category is recorded as USS North Carolina (BB-55)^[18].
• USS North Carolina's country of origin is recorded as United States^[19].
• USS North Carolina's armament is recorded as cannon^[20].
• +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of USS North Carolina^[21].
• USS North Carolina's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[22].
• USS North Carolina's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[23].
• USS North Carolina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.236447, 'lon': -77.954242}^[24].
• USS North Carolina's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bwts^[25].
• USS North Carolina's NRHP reference number is recorded as 82004893^[26].
• USS North Carolina's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[27].

Body

Founding

+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of USS North Carolina^[21].

Identity

USS North Carolina's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'North Carolina'}^[28].

Operations

USS North Carolina's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for USS North Carolina include North Carolina-class battleship^[29], a ship class^[30], founded in 1940^[31].

Why It Matters

USS North Carolina ranks in the top 1% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include North Carolina-class battleship^[29], a ship class^[30], founded in 1940^[31].