The North Carolina Battleship recently announced a celebration for its 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the ship.

The celebration is slated for April 9, and active duty personnel from Camp Lejeune are scheduled to “bring the ship to life” 9 a.m.-4 p.m., according to a news release.

Working with the battleship’s Living History Crew and the U.S. Marine Corps Historical Company, sailors from the Second Marine Division and Marines from the Second Tank Battalion will interpret the battleship for visitors, according to the release. 

“This is a unique event in which marines and sailors from the 2d Marine Division are volunteering their own time to share their maritime services’ history and heritage with the fine people of Wilmington,” Lt. Cmdr. Jason Constantine, battalion chaplain and one of the event organizers, said in the release.

The program is free with admission to the Battleship.

On April 9, 1941 in New York Navy Yard, the U. S. Navy officially commissioned USS North Carolina into the U. S. fleet. It was the first American battleship to be commissioned since December of 1923.