Why can t USS North Carolina be moved?
Why can t USS North Carolina be moved? The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, completed in 1969, eight years after the U.S.S. North Carolina was moored at Eagle Island, cannot be raised high enough to permit the battleship to leave, functionally locking it into place.
Can the USS Missouri still run?
The USS Missouri was finally retired in 1992 and turned from a warship into a museum—just like the one in the movie. Today, it stays docked in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where there is no crew at the ready, nor any ammo or fuel on board.