In January 1920, the keel of USS North Carolina, a 43,200-ton South Dakota class battleship, was laid at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. The ship was suspended in February 1922,...

USS North Carolina (ACR-12) was a Tennessee-class cruiser launched in 1906 and escorted troop transports during World War I and sold for scrap in 1930; USS North Carolina (BB-52) was a South Dakota-class battleship, laid down but soon canceled by the Washington Naval Treaty in …

Considerably larger and more powerful than the preceding Colorado class, the South Dakota class was designed to achieve 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph), they represented an attempt to catch up with the increasing fleet speeds of its main rivals, the British Royal Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy.

Battleship NORTH CAROLINA participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific theater of operations during World War II, earning 15 battle stars. This authentically restored National Historic Landmark proudly serves as her State’s World War II Memorial to the 11,000+ North Carolinians who made the ultimate sacrifice.

South Dakota Class Battleship: Displacement: 43,200 tons. Dimensions: 684' (length overall); 106' (maximum beam). Powerplant: 60,000 horsepower steam turbines with electric drive, producing a 23 knot maximum speed. Armament (Main Battery): Twelve 16"/50 guns in four triple turrets.

USS North Carolina (BB-52), 1919 Program -- construction cancelled in 1922. In January 1920, the keel of USS North Carolina, a 43,200-ton South Dakota class battleship, was laid at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. The ship was suspended in February 1922, under the terms of the Washington Naval Limitations Treaty, and construction ...

Colorado-class Photo courtesy of Bob Darby. Original source South Dakota-class North Carolina-class Laid down at th...

USS North Carolina (BB-52) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the third United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 12th state. Her keel was laid down on January 12, 1920 at the...

English: The USS North Carolina (BB-52) was a proposed United States battleship of the South Dakota class. Construction began on 12 January 1920, but due to the Washington Naval Treaty, it was cancelled on 8 February 1922. The hull was later scrapped.

USS "North Carolina" (BB-52) was a "South Dakota"-class battleship, the third United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 12th state. Her keel was laid down on 12 January 1920 at the Norfolk Navy Yard .