USS North Carolina (BB-52)

BB-52 North Carolina
History
US
Name	North Carolina
Namesake	State of North Carolina
Builder	Norfolk Navy Yard
Laid down	12 January 1920
Launched	Cancelled prior to launch
Stricken	10 November 1923
Fate	Sold for scrap on the builders ways 25 October 1923
General characteristics
Type	South Dakota class Battleship
Displacement	43,200 tons standard / 47,000 tons full
Length	684 ft (208 m)
Beam	105 ft (32 m)
Draft	33 ft (10 m)
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h)
Armament	12 × 16-inch/50 caliber guns (4×3) 16 × 6-inch/53 caliber guns 4 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns 2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
Armor	Belt: 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm) Barbettes: 13 in (330 mm) Turret face: 18 in (457 mm) Turret sides: 9–10 in (229–254 mm) Turret top: 5 in (127 mm) Turret rear 9 in (229 mm) Conning tower: 11.5 in (292 mm) Decks: 3.5 in (89 mm)

USS North Carolina (BB-52) Was the fourth ship of the proposed South Dakota class Battleships for the United States Navy in the early 20th century. She and her sisters were built to a bigger and better design of the preceding Colorado class battleships with more armor, speed and armarment. Had they been completed they would have carried the new 16"/50 Mark 2 gun in 4 triple turrets and achieved a speed of 23 knots. Due to strict limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty North Carolina was scrapped on the builders ways being only 36.7% complete.