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USS North Carolina Squadron At Sea

Item: SSP34002
Dimensions: (H x W x L) 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0
SS34002 USS North Carolina Squadron at Sea (Soft cover)
by David Doyle.

Laid down in 1937 and launched on 9 April 1941, the USS North
Carolina was the first new construction battleship to enter
service during World War II and took part in every major naval
offensive in the Pacific Theater, becoming the most decorated
U.S. battleship of WWII. After a brief stint post war as a
training ship, the North Carolina – dubbed in the press as the
"Showboat" – was laid up in the reserve fleet, before her
eventual movement to Wilmington, in her namesake state, and her
preservation there as a war memorial. This second volume in the
Squadron at Sea series traces the history of the North Carolina
from her keel-laying to her preservation, photographically
documenting the evolution of armament and electronics that
resulted from her pre-Pearl Harbor design to its peak – bristling
with guns to counter the threat of kamikaze attack as she
operated against the Japanese home islands. In addition to the
ship's evolution, this volume documents the North Carolina’s
wartime operations that earned her 12 battle-stars. More than 330
photographs, many of them color, illustrate the ship, her crew,
and their work and recreation. Her years in the reserve fleet and
ultimate restoration are also covered in the book’s 136 pages.
Detailed line drawings illustrate North Carolina’s changing
configurations, and 11 color profiles show the various camouflage
schemes worn by both the ship and her scouting aircraft through
the years.
Hardbound ISBN = 978-0-89747-648-5
Soft Cover in perfect binding: ISBN = 978-0-89747-647-5