USS North Carolina (BB-55)
- Object Type
- Photograph
- Object ID
- 5714
- Date
- June 13 1940
- creator
- Naval Historical Foundation
- Description
- Slides down the building ways, as she is launched at the New York Navy Yard, 13 June 1940. Note the slope of her side armor, angled outward 15 degrees to increase its effective thickness against incoming enemy shells. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
- Related Collection
- Naval History and Heritage Command’s Photo Archives
- Naval ID
- NH 44899
- Subjects
- Ships and Vessels, USS North Carolina (BB-55)
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