Archivo: Launching of USS North Carolina (BB-55), June 1940

Description: USS North Carolina (BB-55) slides down the building ways, as she is launched at the New York Navy Yard, 13 June 1940. Note the slope of her side armor, angled outward 15 degrees to increase its effective thickness against incoming enemy shells.
Title: Launching of USS North Carolina (BB-55), June 1940
Credit: Naval Historical Center, Photo #: 80-G-301356
Author: US Navy Employee
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