Battleship 101
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ship volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors in specific subjects and areas including: gunnery, radar, sickbay, galley, engineering, and daily shipboard life. A unique opportunity to talk one on one of what life was like aboard a WWII Battleship in the time of combat. Free with Battleship admission.
Battleship Alive
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Saturday, December 1, 2012
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Battleship has sponsored "Living History" weekends, called "Battleship Alive," since 1997. "Living History" brings historical events, places and persons "alive" for the public by demonstrating various aspects of the past and allowing interaction with the interpreters. The LHC gives insight into the daily life and routine of the crew aboard the USS NORTH CAROLINA by explaining the duties specific to the sailor's ratings (jobs) and demonstrates of some of the activities that occurred aboard the ship. The WAVES/Home Front unit portrays the lives of women in the Navy and of the men and women on the home front during the war. Included with Battleship admission.