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Guided Tours

Friends of the Battleship North Carolina provide guided tours of the ship. The tours are led by trained volunteer docents and offered on Saturdays.  Proceeds from the tours fund programs, acquisitions and restoration of the USS North Carolina. Details of the tours are given below. 

*Special Private Tours for groups of 10 or more are also available with prior arrangement.

 For more information email us at tours@battleshipsncfriends.com

Tour Basics

Tours will take you up and down steep ladders( and over high coamings). You should wear comfortable clothing and shoes. We do not recommend open toe shoes or flip flops. Please dress for the weather as tours go on rain or shine.

We encourage guests to take pictures and videos but please be mindful of your surroundings. There are open hatches and other obstacles along the tour route, so safety first. We do not recommend taking infants in strollers up and down the ladders.

Service animals are allowed but no other pets please.

*All times subject to change and tour guide availability... Routes may vary due to ship maintenance or scheduled events.

** The purchase of a guided tour includes admission to the Battleship.

Guided Tour

Full Guided Tour - “The Showboat”

Explore 9 levels of the ship from the Main and Secondary Plotting Rooms to the Bridge. The tour includes the Engine Room, Turret II Barbette, Main Deck, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Deck plus the Upper Decks to the 04 Level. This is the tour that will leave you amazed at this powerful engineering marvel.

*Tour Starts at 9: AM
Approx. 3-3.5 Hours

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Second Deck Tour – “City at Sea”

See what it was like to live aboard a floating city. 2,300 sailors lived and worked aboard this floating city at sea. The tour Includes Living Spaces, Sick Bay, Mess Decks, Ship's Stores, Barber Shop, Ice Cream Shop and so much more. Go back in time and live the experience.

*Tours Start at10:30 AM and 1 PM
Approx. 1 .5- 2 Hours


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Above Deck Tour - For Those With Limited Mobility

If you are unable to climb ladders or do not like confined space, then this is the tour for you. There is plenty to see and do on the Above Deck tour. Your tour guide will take you through the history of how the Battleship North Carolina came to be and you'll learn of her roll in the fighting in the Pacific during WWII.  You will also learn and how she became the most decorated battleship of WWII.

*Tours Start at10:30 AM and 1 PM
Approx. 1 .5- 2 Hours


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