From the August 28, 2012, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Looking Back."
AUGUST 23, 1942: The Thomas Pinchney, the 25th Liberty Ship to be launched by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company (present-day N.C. State Port) at 8:30 that morning.
Thomas Pinckney was an American statesman and veteran of both the American Revolution and War of 1812. He was born in South Carolina and governor of that state.
During the war, 243 Liberty Ships were launched at Wilmington.
For more on the Wilmington Liberty Ships, go to tinyurl.com/8z3xjqv.
Wilmington: Arsenal of Democracy. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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