USS North Carolina(BB-55) was a North Carolina Class Battleship in the US Navy
Nicknamed the Showboat
Arrived Balboa (6/8/1942)
Escorted the USS Wasp with the USS Quincy
Under Refit at Pearl Harbor (9/1/1942)
Drove off Japanese raiders near Lihue with USS California and USS Washington (10/13/1942)
Attacked Japanese raiders, including IJN Nagato, IJN Isuzu, and IJN Kuma, near Lihue with USS Washington and USS San Juan (10/31/1942)
Sake Task force attacked Japanese ships attacking Dutch Harbor (11/8/1942)
3 Japanese Ships Sunk
Began Refit at Pearl Harbor (11/15/1942)
Repairs completed at Pearl Harbor (12/1/1942)
Drove off Japanese raider near Lihue with USS West Virginia, USS Astoria, USS Wichita, USS Helena, USS Phoenix, USS Honolulu, and USS Columbia (12/6/1942)
Attacked by Japanese raiders near French Frigate Shoal while escorting USS Nassau, USS Altamaha, USS Prince William, and USS Long Island, with USS Astoria, HMS Exeter, USS San Diego, USS Trenton, and USS Columbia (12/23/1942)
Took 2 Shell hits
Supported Invasion of Wotje with USS California, USS Chester, USS Houston, USS Phoenix, USS San Diego, and USS Atlanta (1/6/1943)
Took 21 Shell hits
Attacked by Japanese Bombers near Wotje (1/16/1943)
Took 1 Torpedo
Supported Invasion of Maloelap with USS California, USS Chester, USS Houston, USS Phoenix, USS San Diego, and USS Atlanta (1/18/1943)
Attacked by Japanese Land Based Aircraft near Maloelap (1/18/1943)
Took 1 Torpedo causing heavy damage
Attacked by Japanese Aircraft from IJN Akagi and IJN Shoho (2/5/1943)
Took 4 Bomb hits, 4 torpedos and sunk
Sunk (2/5/1943)
Admitted Sunk (2/5/1943)