Plans for the Armored Cruiser USS North Carolina (ACR-12)

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Plans for the Armored Cruiser USS North Carolina (ACR-12)

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North Carolina (Armored cruiser : ACR-12)

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USS North Carolina (ACR-12/CA-12) was a Tennessee-class armored cruiser of the United States Navy. The ship was built by Newport News Shipbuilding; she was laid down in March 1905, launched in October 1906, and was commissioned in May 1908. The final class of armored cruisers to be built for the US Navy, North Carolina and her sisters were armed with a main battery of four 10-inch (254 mm) guns, and were capable of a top speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). North Carolina spent much of her ca...