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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 & Sundays. Proceeds from the tours fund programs, acquisitions and restoration of the USS North Carolina. Details of the tours are given below.

For more information email us at tours@battleshipsncfriends.com

Tour Basics

All tours will follow state, local and CDC guidelines for COVID. Face masks and/or coverings must be worn by tour participants at all times during the tour. Please practice social distancing during the tour.

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.

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

Public Guided Tours

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!

*Beginning June 15th, tour times will start at 9 AM and 11 AM
Tour times are approximately 90 minutes

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Above Deck Tour - (Also good for Those With Limited Mobility)

If you are unable to climb ladders or do not like confined spaces, then this is the tour for you. There is plenty to see and do on this tour. Discussions will include both the Big guns as well as the air defense weapons and why we have a plane on the ship plus so much more. Your tour guide will take you through the history of how the Battleship North Carolina came to be and you will learn of her role in the fighting in the Pacific during WWII. You will also learn how she became the most decorated battleship of WWII.