The Battleship North Carolina will light up the Cape Fear River this Independence Day, glowing in red, white, and blue as part of the nation's celebration of the Fourth of July and America's 250th ...

Summary: The North Carolina-class battleships, born from restrictive treaty-era limits, became the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet. -While the USS North Carolina survived a torpedo hit to ...

November's Battleship Half-Marathon will return to a familiar part of the area for the first time since 2019. See where, and how to register for this year's races.

The Battleship North Carolina, a museum and National Historic Landmark, is in the running for USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice 2025. The battleship was commissioned in 1941, decommissioned in 1947, ...

If you’ve ever been to Wilmington, you’ve likely seen her. She looms over the city’s downtown -- a symbol of state pride and national history. The Battleship North Carolina sits moored at the mouth of ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — The Battleship North Carolina Memorial, a division of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, has launched the Battleship Plate Project, a statewide initiative ...