The Battleship North Carolina Part 1

The Battleship North Carolina

Part One Feb. 19, 2011

I had the opportunity to investigate the Battleship North Carolina on February 19^th, this was my first time in the ship and I must the say the experience was great. We began the investigation in Engine Room Three, during this time we did record a voice responding to us asking “is anyone with us” the reply was “yes”. We then captured quite a few K2 hits that seemed to be moving back and forth along one of the walls.  We then went to the mess hall, in this location we heard several times what sounded like someone going up and down the stairs in the room next to ours but no one was there. We also at one point smelled food, steak and mashed potatoes, this could have been the result of psychological suggestion since we were in a kitchen area so I am not claiming that this was paranormal but it was an interesting experience.

We then went into the Bullpen area where we recorded several EVP’s the most interesting ones included a response to our asking “do you like baseball?” answer “no” and to the question “you must think we are a bunch of enlisted guys?” answer “correct”. Then on our way to Sick Bay I heard what sounded like a conversation in one of the hallways between two men. There were no other men on the ship at the time other than our group so this was unusual but the voices were not picked up by my recorder. There was not much activity in sick bay except I once again picked up hits on the K2 meter that kept moving but this time it was accompanied by a feeling of chills, nausea, and general uneasiness. This happened around the time we were discussing a man who died in the sick bay of an infection, the anniversary of his death was just a few days earlier. I do not know if there was any connection between our measurements and the topic of our discussion but it was interesting.

Then we went to the location which was ultimately the most active location of the evening, a small mess area for the officers which was also used for training and as a catholic chapel. While we were in this room we heard numerous loud bangs which sounded like doors slamming. I also felt a very cold chill down the back of my neck, what I did not realize is that the chill corresponded with an EVP we captured which said “don’t leave”. Shortly thereafter we get another EVP which says “Look at me”. Later, one member of the team hears what sounds like knuckles cracking near him, not long after there is voice recorded that says “that’s my bed!” (he was sitting in a lounge chair at the time. I then record several statements by two different voices the first says “cmon” the next then says two things “take your time” and “lets try n get em” not sure of the meaning but it was definitely interesting. The next stop was Officer’s Country which, this was where the officer’s rooms were located. When we were in a large room which housed the ropes and different materials, I recorded an irritated voice saying “get off of me”. Several other voices were also recorded in this area. We then went into one of the officer’s quarters and were sitting in the room when we heard a door close and then heard loud footsteps coming down the hallway towards us. We then heard footsteps above us very loud and sounded like it would have been heels or boots and not sneakers. We later checked with the other groups and could not account for that sound.

The next location was the shower area which is near the location where the ship was hit by a torpedo. Activity in this section was mostly light although I did record a strange voice which sounded almost German. I said “I am going to shoot some pictures” and a voice responds with a phrase that sounds like “eis ve non verstadt”. Not sure of the language or what was being said but it was interesting. We then went into the engineering section which was very interesting to see, we recorded a few odd voices but in general did not have any experiences in this area. Actually it appeared that the activity peaked around the time we were in the small mess area and Officer’s Country and then decreased after that. Our final stop was in the brig where each of us selected a cell and spent time doing EVP work. We did not get any activity in that area.

Overall the Battleship North Carolina is an amazing location with good activity. I am returning to that location soon (second investigation was in March report to follow) and I really look forward to it.