Launching_of_USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55),_June_1940.jpg

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.
Date Taken on 13 June 1940
Source Naval Historical Center , Photo #: 80-G-301356, Catalog #: NH 44899
Author US Navy Employee
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