WILMINGTON,
NC – The Battleship NORTH CAROLINA announced today the launch of the new blog,
Sea Stories at seastories.battleshipnc.com.
At
one point during World War II there were over 2,300 men aboard the NORTH
CAROLINA. Each crew member has a story
to tell and starting in January, Sea Stories will bring better understanding of
what it was like to live on a City at Sea.
From comedic entertainment to dishearten of losing a fellow sailor, the
archives are being opened to publish their story.
"Visitors
continue to tell us how much they love reading the stories of the crew members
while touring the Ship,” says Heather Loftin, Promotions Director of the
Battleship. “To extend their experience
and to keep our sailors stories alive, the blog is essential to share their
voice.”
The
first blog entry, Home Away From Home, is told by Paul Wieser, Boatswain’s Mate
1/c. “On the battleship, you worked, lived, and became friends with guys from
your division. It was kind of
clannish. Men from the same division
formed a working unit within their department. They worked and slept in the
same designated area.” The full story
can be read on the blog.
Visitors
to seastories.battleshipnc.com can subscribe to Sea Stories and receive email
updates when new articles are posted every Thursday.
The
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA is self-supporting, not tax supported and relies
primarily upon admissions to tour the Ship, sales in the Ship's Store,
donations and investments. No funds for its administration and operation come
from appropriations from governmental entities at the local, state or federal
levels. Located at the junction of Highways 17/74/76/421 on the Cape Fear
River. Visit www.battleshipnc.com or
follow us on Facebook.com/ncbb55 and Twitter.com/battleshipnc for more
information.
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