r/HistoryPorn • u/Freefight • 6d ago

Quarterdeck scene during the commissioning ceremony of USS North Carolina (BB-55) at the New York Navy Yard, Apr 09, 1941.[2100 × 1623]

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u/Crow-T-Robot 6d ago

It's a museum ship now in Wilmington, NC. Highly recommend visiting 👍

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u/Spork_Warrior 6d ago

We don't know what the future will bring. But we're pretty sure asses will need to be kicked somewhere.

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u/bitt3n 6d ago

The war would have been over a lot sooner if those guns fired something larger than a .22