USS North-Carolina (BB-55) 24-09-1944. Original source
An item dated Washington, USA 30th reported that the American president Roosevelt (1) asked the Congress to approve immediately a budget of 5 million US dollars needed to start with the building of two battleships. Within the navy was said that the these two new battleships were no part of the large fleet program. At that moment were already two battleships being built and was the budget approved of another two. If the Congress approved the new asked budget, was the US navy to be increased with six new battleships.(2)
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1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (30 January 1882 Hyde Park, New York, USA-12 April 1944 Warm Springs, Georgia, USA), president between 4 March 1933-12 April 1945.
2. The battleships of the North Carolina-class consisting of the North Carolina and Washington, with a displacement of 35.000 tons and commissioned in 1941 and the South Dakota-class consisting of the South Dakota, Indiana, Massachusetts and Alabama, with a displacement of 38.000 tons and commissioned in 1942.
