Uss North Carolina (bb-52)

USS ''North Carolina'' (BB-52) was a ''South Dakota''-class Battleship , the third United States Navy ship to be named in honor of The 12th State . Her keel was laid down on 12 January 1920 at the Norfolk Navy Yard .

Her construction was suspended on 8 February 1922 at 36.7 percent complete, and canceled 17 August 1923 in accordance with the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty . She was sold on 25 October 1923 for scrapping on the slipway. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 November 1923 .

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