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Battleship North Carolina
Uses a variety of formats including oral histories, video footage, and zoomable images to cover the history of the USS North Carolina and other naval vessels afloat during WWII.
http://www.battleshipnc.com/
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- Lesson plan: You Sank My Battleship Students will learn how to plot ordered pairs using the coordinate plane and determine in which quadrant these ordered pairs lie. Students will show mastery of plotting ordered pairs by playing Battleship. Modifications have been added for Intermediate Low English Language Learners.
- Battleship Row A photographic look at the United States Navy during the attack on Pearl Harbor that also includes survivor accounts.
- Lesson plan: Getting involved in war Students consider the reasons Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor.
- Lesson plan: The legacy of Pearl Harbor Students will read some firsthand accounts of what it was like in Pearl Harbor during the attack and write letters to American service people who were there.
Related pages
- Fort Fisher: Photos of artifacts and the Fort Fisher oceanfront as well as several Civil War battle maps. Also contains information about the river defenses, running the blockade, the attacks on Fort Fisher, and the aftermath. Additionally, there is a section that explains the role of Fort Fisher during WWII.
- The Topsail Island Museum, Missiles and More: Displays showing the history of the Navy test missile site of the 1940s, artifacts of Native Americans found on the island, and exhibits of colonial era pirates can be found at the Topsail Island Museum.
- CSS Neuse: An informative website that provides drawings, primary sources, and articles about the CSS Neuse and its role in the Civil War. Also find out about Richard Caswell, the first governor of the independent state of North Carolina.
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- Learn more about Armored Cruiser, Battleships, Ironclad, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Pacific theater of operations, U.S. Navy, Wilmington, World War II, historic sites, history, naval vessels, shipbuilding, ships, and submarine.
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Battleship North Carolina is the website for this historical battleship located in Wilmington, North Carolina.
There are six primary sections that you see on the navigation bar of the Battleship site. The most relevant for students and teachers are discussed here.
- Lucky Bag - in Navy tradition, the Lucky Bag is a storage aboard ship for lost and found items but on the Battleship site it refers to all information that doesn’t fit into the other specific sections. The Lucky Bag covers who we are, descriptions of our affiliate organizations, and other information such as the Proceedings from the 6th Maritime Heritage Conference held in Wilmington in October 2001.
- History - history and heritage of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA as well as information on all ships named for the State of North Carolina.
- Kids - games and activities for kids of all ages.
- Teachers - lesson guides and activities to support State of North Carolina curriculum requirements for K - 12. There is also a field trip guide.
Reservations are REQUIRED for class field trips. April and May are the busiest months of the year to visit. Call 910.251.5797 or send email to ncbb55@battleshipnc.com to arrange a visit.