Battleship North Carolina
Specialty Museum · Wilmington, North Carolina
The lead ship of her class and the first of the American fast battleships, commissioned in April 1941 while the United States was still neutral, and the most decorated American battleship of the Second World War with fifteen battle stars. She sits across the Cape Fear River from downtown Wilmington as a memorial to the North Carolinians who died in the war, saved from scrapping in 1961 by a statewide campaign that included schoolchildren sending in their pocket money.
1 Battleship Road Northeast, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
Open daily, generally 8 AM to 5 PM with last admission an hour before closing; longer in summer. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Ticketed. Self-guided throughout with nine decks accessible. ⚠ THE SELF-GUIDED ROUTE INVOLVES A GREAT MANY STEEP LADDERS AND NARROW HATCHES - this is a warship, not a museum building, and the tour is physical.
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