FILE: Crew members render salutes as they officially bring the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS North Carolina to life during her commissioning ceremony. North Carolina is the ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Four sailors from the USS North Carolina submarine are in North Carolina to continue to bring awareness of the state’s namesake, active-duty submarine.

The nuclear-powered USS North Carolina submarine was commissioned in Wilmington in 2008. The submarine protects US interests in the Pacific and performs multiple missions, including covert SEAL ...