FILE: Crew members render salutes as they officially bring the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS North Carolina to life during her commissioning ceremony. North Carolina is the ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Four sailors from the USS North Carolina submarine are in North Carolina to continue to bring awareness of the state’s namesake, active-duty submarine.

The nuclear-powered USS North Carolina submarine was commissioned in Wilmington in 2008. The submarine protects US interests in the Pacific and performs multiple missions, including covert SEAL ...

He and other vets say the ship would make a fine museum, especially docked alongside the battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington, not far from town where the Wright brothers made their names.

The USS North Carolina spent 40 months in the Pacific Ocean, having participated in every major offensive engagement in that theater during World War II. It was the most decorated battleship to ...