Power Plant Program

Calling all Navy engineering enthusiasts! Join us for an in-depth program on the Battleship’s power plant. Learn in detail about the ship’s eight Babcock & Wilcox boilers, four sets of General Electric turbines and reduction gears, steam and diesel powered service turbogenerators, along with electrical distribution and water distillation. This program features classroom presentations and behind-the-scenes tour of engineering spaces. Discover what it took to propel a 36,000 ton heavily armored battlewagon bristling with massive firepower and 2,300 fighting men across the Pacific. $50 fee; Friends of the Battleship members and active military are $40. Fee does not include regular Battleship admission. This program is for adults only. Pre-registration & payment is required. No walk-up tickets are available. Please call 910-251-5797 to register or for more information.