USS North Carolina
May 9th, 2008 | by Evan
On Monday, May 5th, I twittered about the departure of the USS North Carolina (SSN-777) from the Port of Wilmington, after its commissioning ceremony. Here is a photo of the vessel departing the Cape Fear River at Southport. A crowd of about 300 gathered at the waterfront in Southport to watch its departure. The Southport Historical Society fired a traditional 3 canon salute as the vessel passed. Nautical signal flags, reading “Go Navy” were hoisted on the downtown flagpole. Sources there reported that the vessel left Wilmington at 1:50 PM, and it reached Southport shortly after 3:00 PM.
