North Carolina Naval Militia
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The North Carolina Naval Militia is the inactive naval militia of North Carolina.[1] The naval militia, along with the North Carolina National Guard, the North Carolina State Defense Militia, and the historic military commands, is a component of the organized militia of North Carolina.[2]
The naval forces of North Carolina were originally organized as the North Carolina State Navy during the American Revolutionary War The state of North Carolina commissioned three ships: the Washington, the Pennsylvania Farmer, and the King Tammany.[3]
The USS Nantucket was transferred to the North Carolina Naval Militia in 1895. During the Spanish–American War, the Nantucket and its crew were sent to guard the city of Port Royal, South Carolina.[4] By 1910, the naval militia consisted of two battalions.[5] In 1915, the naval militia first drilled aboard a battleship, and practiced using 3-inch guns.[6]
