Scuttlebutt july aug 2014

July/August 2014 [email protected] Vol. 1

Friends oF the BAttleship north CArolinA

Dear Friends Members,This coming October 18th, the Friends of the Battleship

North Carolina will be holding our annual membership meeting aboard the ship. This year’s meeting is themed Friends Day at the Battleship North Carolina. We’re planning an entire day of events for Friends members starting with check-in at 8:30 AM. (See schedule following this article.) In addition to the normal business meeting, there will also be time for self-guided tours or special fee-based tours. There also will be a kiosk set up with a 3D virtual tour of the USS Arizona. There will be a break for lunch from 11:30 AM until 2:00 PM. The Friends will provide each member a coupon for a free water taxi ride to downtown Wilmington where you can lunch on your own at any one of the fine restaurants our fair city has to offer. Following the lunch break, there will be a presentation about the ongoing Generations Campaign by Captain Terry Bragg, USN Ret.

At 2:30 PM the highlight of the day’s events will be a very special keynote presentation titled Battle of the Atlantic by Mr. Joe Hoyt (see Mr.Hoyt’s bio in the schedule). This is a presentation you don’t want to miss. The morning agenda will be repeated in the afternoon so if you can’t make the morning session you won’t miss a thing.

We invite all our Friends members to come out for this special day aboard the Battleship North Carolina. And while you are at it, bring along a new Friend and sign them up as a new member. Show them why you support the Friends of the Battleship North Carolina. Joining the Friends is quick and easy either on-line or in person at our new kiosk located in the ship’s store.

We look forward to see you at the Friends Day at the Battleship North Carolina, Saturday October 18th, 2014.

Warmest regards,Frank Glossl, [email protected] x3045

Friends Day at the Battleship North Carolina Saturday, October 18th, 2014

AGENDA (Auditorium – all day)

0830 – Registration – Sign up (* Friends Sign-up Booth – Recruit – Entrance* - Volunteer staffed) All day Coffee and Donuts at Sign-in 0900-1015 Tours (3D – USS Arizona – Kiosk ) Self – Guided Tours – Open 1 Hour Private Guided Tour - (Must be a Friends

member) Limit 20 - $5.00 pp. (Your choice of Upper Deck, 2nd Deck, or Engine Room Tour)

1 Hour Hidden Battleship Tour – (Open to all Friends Members) Limit 10 - $10.00 pp.

1030-1130 Introductions – Annual Meeting – F. Glossl 1130-1400 Lunch break … Water taxi – Free to Downtown Wilmington … Lunch on your own. 1400-1430 “Join” Friends & Generations Campaign – Capt. Terry Bragg 1430-1530 Key Note AddressKEY NOTE SPEAKER – Mr. Joe Hoyt. “Battle of the Atlantic” - NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program.Mr. Joe Hoyt is a maritime archaeologist serving as the Deputy Superintendent – Chief Maritime Archaeologist at NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. He has worked on several NOAA projects in the Thunder Bay, Florida Keys and Monitor National Marine Sanctuaries since 2001. In 2004, he was awarded the North American Rolex Scholarship through the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society. He has worked on underwater archaeology projects in the Great Lakes, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and several inland rivers. Joe is also an avid photographer and diver, and has crewed documentary expeditions on BBC’s Planet Earth and PBS. Joe holds an MA in maritime history and underwater archaeology from East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies.1545-1700 Tours

3D – USS Arizona – Kiosk

The Friends of the Battleship North Carolina held their 3rd Annual Crew Reunion Luncheon on May 31st of this year. Returning crew members and their families enjoyed lunch below deck in the mess deck on the tour route. Previous years’ events were held in the wardroom but because of the success of the event, it was moved to the much larger mess deck. The extra space made for a much more enjoyable experience for all.

Friends Board members were on hand to serve up sandwiches and ice cream, a normal staple during the North Carolina’s active service. Although most of you know that sandwiches were a regular staple for the crew, especially during combat, some of you may not know that the ship had the ability to make it’s own ice cream. It also had a “mechanical cow” which could make milk out of sea water, with a few helpful ingredients. Ice cream from battleships actually had a trade value, which the battleships used to trade with smaller, more freshly-supplied ships and submarines for items they needed, and sometimes just wanted, like fresh eggs or meat or even parts. We one-upped it a little by having not just chocolate and vanilla, but also butter pecan, with all the sprinkles.

Now, sandwiches and ice cream help to form the bond between the Friends and the Battleship Association, which includes the crew members and their families.

The Friends also increased their bond with some regular guests to the ship because we had too much food and ice cream. Friends board members served sandwiches and ice cream to ship guests who happened to be at the right place at the right time. Those guests got an unexpected bonus to have lunch with the former crew and most made a donation to show their support.

The luncheon occurs every reunion Saturday at 11:00 following the crew’s memorial service on the fantail. All Friends members are invited to come and have lunch with the Board and the former crew and their families. It is a great chance to meet the former crew members and hear their stories in an informal environment. The Living History Crew also takes part, as well as some of the invitees to the memorial service, including performers, guests, Marines, and even the press.

The credit for the success of this event goes to many people but I would like personally thank Lou Popovich and Kirk Barton of the Battleship Association for their continued support of this event. Without them this event would not happen. Thank you my friends. We will see you next year. h

Continuing FriendshipDaryl MillarD

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riChArd Johnson’s Blog

June 2014

The Battleship 101 and Legacy series went well this month. Lots of folks touring the ship and actually listening and learning something.

We received another rave review of our ship from a man and his son on a cross country museum ship tour. Their T-shirts had all the ships listed that they had seen from Hawaii to NC. The silhouette of the USS NC was at the top front of the shirt. They loved that we had so much of the ship open.

As the warm weather creeps in, I notice more folks abandoning the Lower Deck tour to get some air.

A church bus load of elderly folks came to tour the ship. They enjoyed what they saw, but it was too much for a lot of them.

A boiler instructor took several photos in the engine room. We talked and discussed the turbines, condenser, boilers, superheaters, economizers, everything. He wanted to show his students the battleship system. I mentioned the Power Plant program we have. But, he was from Montana.

July 2014

I was leaving about 1100 July 3. You remember, Hurricane Arthur day. I had to stop for an alligator to cross the access road on his way back to the ship.

UNCW marine camp kids came out to learn about the gyroscopes and engineering programs three times this month.

92 year old Roy Anderson made the trip down from Boston to see the ship. He is an original crew member. Being pretty frail, he didn’t make it to the engine room where he was a Machinist mate. But, he had a great time enjoying all the other visitors that wanted a photo or just to talk with him for a moment. He brought a flag for us to hoist.

He has no close relatives. He lost 3 sons to the Vietnam Conflict. Thanks to his Bartender and another friend that brought him on the trip.

Upon seeing the 16 inch guns, Roy reflected on WWII. He said “God and those big guns brought me home”

Lots of visitors this month. Plenty of kids showing their parents around the ship. The weather cooled off some and it was pleasant on the ship for a few days. h

Friends Treasurer, Don Loftin, accepting an $800 grant from Stephen Gaskins, President of the New Hanover County Community Foundation for “continuing education”.

Patricia Lawler, Southeastern Regional Associate of NHCCF who brought the check, took this photo. Thank you, NHCCF! h

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ship’s Winter hours

Starting the Tuesday following Labor Day (September 2, 2014) through the Thursday before Memorial Day (May 21, 2015), hours will change to 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, with the last ticket sold one hour before closing, EXCEPT Christmas Day when the Ship opens at noon. h

Visitors on the North Carolina with a birds-eye view of the signal flags displaying BB55’s call sign NIBK


getting reAdy For the Big shoW!Friends members taking advantage of the opportunity

to view the fabulous July 4th Fireworks Display from the deck of the North Carolina. You could have brought a picnic or we had some delicious food available thanks to our food vendors The Trolley Stop, Musser’s Seafood & Barbecue and Pelican’s Snoballs.

It was a beautiful night and the fireworks were amazing ... and CLOSE! Hope you can join us next year!! h


July 4th photos by Mike Wortham

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Please join in welcoming our new and renewing Friends.

Robert & Brenda AbbottsChris & Carla AgniniRichard AllisonDonald & Jackie AndersonDavid & Terri AndressMary Beth & Barbara AnthonyDouglas ArmstrongBrian & Meredith BallardMichael & Gary BalserDennis & Claudia BanksChris & Carrie BarnetteChristopher & Brianna BarrettDillon BellVickie BellMark J BettiLance & Ava BevinsCharles BishopJeffrey & William BixbyJoyce BranchDdramiro CampuzanoDavid & Shana CarpenterS.David & Karen CarrikerSusan & Charlie CarterKen & Mary CaswellSam & Christie ChadwickPaul Cheek & Lisa HintzMike & Michele ChiarelliDavid & Sheila ClappAlden & Susan ColePatricia & Quentin Cole, Jr.Francis & Lynn ConantJames & Brena ConleyRobert & Janet CooleyGlenn & Tammy CradicPatrick Nancy CummingsMark & Lynne DaltonRichard DambrosioJames DavisBen & Ella DeaverWiliiam Decker & Peggy FlynnJoe DeMayo & Nicole BrowerDave & Carol DerryPeter DillerWilliam & Paige DismukeRobert Dodson & Timothy WarrenTony DotsonStephen & Jo DrewKristin Edgerton & William Boone

Rick & Jason EdwardsRandall Egsegian & Peggy HatchBen & Phyllis EllenbergLarry & Tracy ElliottFreddie Ellis & Jared PlummerSharon EllisCharles EmersonDoug & Margi EricksonJacqueline & Samuel FergusonTom FinleyMichelle Flint & Kay StanleyAndy Flores, Jr.Michelle Floris- & Carlton MoorePaul & Sara FlusheSuzy & Tim FowlerNathan & Michele FrankoKelly FuquaGene & Anne GallagherHerbert GantPhil GarwoodNed & Susan GehrisJim Geisler & Carol CisterninoJohn & Jennifer GerberFrank & Nancie GiacaloneChris & Tracey GlendenningFrank & Ann GlosslVirginia GlosslMajor (Ret) Leon GoldsteinChuck Gore & Sandy Vidlak-GoreRichard & Gina GoreJohn & Morgan GravesTracey & Anne Marie GreenStephen & Lorraine GregoryRay & Lynn GrohCharles & Rachel HallFred & Etta HallGary & Ronda HallAustin Hammond & Makayla SmithThomas HamptonScott & Joy HamrickHelen & Sion Harrington, IIIGlenda Harrison & Shannon WhiteKristan & Roger HawkinsChris Haynes & Kaye Lyon-HaynesWilliam HazelwoodG. David Heath & Naomi KleidBrian & Audrey HehlChip & Kimi Hemingway

Egbert & Geneva HerringBarry & Sam HesterDavid HettingerJoann & Mose HighsmithRebecca & James HillMilton & Edith HinsonDavid HootRobert & Carolsue HouserBrian & Kaidan HuddleBrian Huddle & Neely PruettGary & Brenda HuntLawrence & Elodie JohnsonMark & Kimberly JohnsonRichard B. & Michele JonesTeresa & John JonesWilliam& Kim JordanDavid & Mary JordanDavid & Nina KammerichPatrick KeaneKarl KeefeJudia KesiciDouglas KeslingMatthew KingDon & Michelle KingJames & Sylvia KirbyKyle & Pam KirbyThomas KleiberWilliam & Karen KochiesJacob KnightMichele Kong & Regina RansomDeanna LaneHenry & Lori LinTammy & Jay LippertJack LittleTony L. & Kathy Marie LocklearDon & Jerry LoftinJames & Alexis LowryBrian & Amy LuckPat MarriottNichole & James MartinJohn M. & Karen Matthews Jr.Linda MattinaEunice & James MaxwellMark McAllisterBradley McCrory & Cigi BassRob McGheeBrianna McGheeAndrew McGhee


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This list reflects New and Renewal Friends Members as of August 18, 2014. If you do not see your name and you have joined or re-joined the Friends since the last issue of Scuttlebutt,

please contact Susan Mason Carter by email at [email protected]

Richard McGowanNewman & Debbi McIntoshJohn McMahonSteven MeadowsJohn & Julie MehalikWayne & Linda MichaelMatthew & Danielle MillerAndrea & Roger MitchellJames Stephen MooreAmanda Moore & Duke LaddRichard D. & Mary L. MooreBob & Nancy MurphyHarry & Delma MyersSharat & Lavanya NagarajMatthew & Anette NelsonRobert C. NeppelMerry & Ryan NorrisSylvia & Julian OlejniczakBeverly & Bill OwensFrank & Francine PainMonique & Christian PainGeorge & Roberta PappayliouEdward ParkerKerry PedersenKathleen Perez & Miriam SalzarBill & Margaret PerksJames & Mary Jean PetermanWalter & Janet PhippsPeter PolkGerald M. & Cheryl PopovecRebecca PopovecVernon PorterfieldBrian PrevatteJohn & Jennifer PrideStephanie Pridgen & Michael MarlowAllen QuigleyDee Quinn & Andrew HarrisKen RabinowitzDick & Pat RennoAngelina RevelsRonnie Rhodes

Seth & Charles RiceAndrew RichardsonMike RickertDave & Gail RitterJeremy RowanBrooks & Melody RowlettMichael & Liliane RoyeSabrina Salazar & Bryan WootenDonald & Sandie SalsberyDaniel SheretAngel Sanders & Bill TapscottJohn SchneiderJohn & Patricia ScholesAaron & Sofia SchwartzRandy SearsBrad & Karen SekulichDonnie Sells & Beth ReiglerElverton A. ShandsRobert & Lynette ShelbyAmy Shinault & David SouthernPaul & Wendy SidlofskyBen SidlofskyKeith Sillsbury & Jana FooteCecil Ann & Alan SimmonsRuss & Renee SimmsPaul & Nancy SlovikAlan SmithCourtney Smith & Arlene BrewerEverett & Linda SmithLTC Philip SmithMichael & Celeste Roberson SmithBeck & Elizabeth SmithMichael & Tamora SneedThomas & Kitty SolomitaFrancis SottoEdward SpencerEdward Spencer & Katie LockhartJerry & Sandi StaleyMelvin & Mavis StarnerLarry & Esther SteffeeRobert & Christopher Stidd

John StottJessica Sutton & John MosleyTroy SuttonJim & Marianne SweetwoodDave SweetwoodRachel & Jack TallentKylee TaylorIan TestShawn & Sherry ThalackerDina Tharp & Dina OwensBeth & Michael ThompsonBruce & Paula TingleRyan ToddJacob & Samuel TudorDon & Barbara UmensetterLydia Van TasselHusten Van TasselLevi Van TasselAlicia VasilowSammy VestalXiaowen WangAllison & Brett WashburnZack WellsChristina WellsSam & Connie WellsMcNeil & Kristen WesterLesley Whitby & Paul Edward KeefeRobert & Nancy WhitfieldJohn Whitley IIIChristopher WillardGreg & Brenda WillettDale WolkenhauerEdmund & Cindy WoloszynMark Woods & Cheryl BurchetteMike & Cindy WorthamJohn Wright & Alice CampbellDiego YanezPaul & Barbara ZiembaAdam & Stephanie Zimmerman


2014 CAlendAr oF eVents

February 15 Firepower!

March 15 Power Plant

Friday, April 18 Easter Egg Hunt Carnival

May 17 Showboat Systems & Design

Monday, May 26 49th Annual Memorial Day Observance

May 28-31 USS North Caroina Battleship Annual Crew Reunion

May 31 Battleship Alive!

June 14 Battleship 101 Legacy Series: Armored Cruiser North Carolina and the Great War

July 12 Battleship 101 Legacy Series: Under the Sea with Submarine USS North Carolina

August 9 Battleship 101 Legacy Series: Blue & Gray North Carolinas

September 27 Battleship Alive!

October 11 Hidden Battleship

October 18 Friends Day at the Battleship North Carolina

Tues., October 28 Batty Battleship’s Halloween Bash

November 8 Torpedo Headed for You: Damage Control Aboard North Carolina

BAttleship north CArolinA liFe long progrAms 2014coMe learn anD explore with uS

ALL PROGRAMS - Participants must be 16 or older and able to climb narrow ladders and over knee-high hatches. Wear comfortable, washable clothing, sturdy, rubber-soled shoes and bring a camera!

Registration and payment due the Thursday prior to the program. Call 910-251-5797 extension 3001 for reservations.

All events take place on Saturday unless otherwise noted.Be sure to check the Battleship website for complete details about all of these events.

All articles & photos printed with permission. Copyrights may apply.

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Scuttlebutt is the bi-monthly newsletter of The Friends of the Battleship North Carolina, PO Box 480,Wilmington, NC 28402 • battleshipnc.com/friendsEditor-in-Chief/Layout & Design: Nancie Giacalone Managing Editor: Ronnie Rhodes Please send article suggestions, photos, address changes, or comments to:

[email protected]

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