The lower decks of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA
are where most of the crew lived, ate, slept, and worked. Around
the major design elements of the three 16-inch turret barbettes
and the four engine rooms the other elements were fit like puzzle
pieces within the hull. Larger functional areas such as the Galley
and Mess Decks, Chief Petty Officers Messing and Berthing, Main
and Secondary Battery Plotting Rooms, the distilling plant and the
After Diesel were set in place, then other smaller elements. Berthing
spaces and storerooms took everything else.
Current highlights on the lower decks for visitors to see are:
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Engine Room |
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Galley and Mess Decks (dining areas) |
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Chapel exhibit, Ship's Stores, Soda Fountain, Post Office
and Ice Cream Shop |
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After Steering |
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Print Shop, Photographer's Dark Room, Laundry, Cobbler Shop,
and Tailor Shop |
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Barber Shop |
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Enlisted berthing areas and heads (bathrooms) |
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Machine Shop |
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Main and Secondary Plotting Rooms - the computer room for
aiming and firing 5-inch and 16-inch guns |
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Radio Central, Coding Room and Damage Control Central |
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Ammunition magazines for storing 16-inch projectiles and powder |
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Sick Bay (medical and dental) |
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Offices for Departments such as Gunnery and Supply |
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Officers' staterooms |
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