EVENT INFO
IRCWCC Nationals 2025
Jun 22 to 27, 2025
Oakboro District Park
(Oakboro, NC)

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ALLIED FLEET
ShipTypeUnitsSpeed
HMS Malaya (Queen Elizabeth class)HMS Malaya (Queen Elizabeth class DN)DN5.526
USS DesMoines (Des Moines class)USS DesMoines (Des Moines class CA)CA3.523
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth class)HMS Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth class DN)DN5.526
HMS Tiger (Tiger class)HMS Tiger (Tiger class BC)BC4.524
Barham (Queen Elizabeth (B) class)Barham (Queen Elizabeth (B) class DN)DN5.526
Barham (Queen Elizabeth (B) class)Barham (Queen Elizabeth (B) class DN)DN5.526
DKM Bismark (Bismarck class)DKM Bismark (Bismarck class BB)BB6.524
SMS Kaiser (Kaiser class)SMS Kaiser (Kaiser class DN)DN4.528
USS North Carolina (North Carolina class)USS North Carolina (North Carolina class BB)BB6.024
Nagato (Nagato (B) class)Nagato (Nagato (B) class DN)DN6.024
Malaya (Queen Elizabeth class)Malaya (Queen Elizabeth class DN)DN5.526
SMS Stralsund (Magdeburg class)SMS Stralsund (Magdeburg class CP)CP1.522
HMCS Cobra Chicken (Blücher class)HMCS Cobra Chicken (Blücher class CAE)CAE3.526
DKM Bismark (Bismarck class)DKM Bismark (Bismarck class BB)BB6.524
SMS Mackensen (Mackensen class)SMS Mackensen (Mackensen class BC)BC5.024
Seydlitz (Seydlitz class)Seydlitz (Seydlitz class BC)BC4.524
USS Indiana (South Dakota 1920 class)USS Indiana (South Dakota 1920 class BB)BB6.526
Iron Duke (Iron Duke class)Iron Duke (Iron Duke class DN)DN5.026
HMS Benbow (Iron Duke class)HMS Benbow (Iron Duke class DN)DN5.026
Allied Fleet: 19 ships, 96 units

AXIS FLEET
ShipTypeUnitsSpeed
2012 Nagato (Nagato (B) class)2012 Nagato (Nagato (B) class DN)DN6.024
Nagato (Nagato (B) class)Nagato (Nagato (B) class DN)DN6.024
USS Montana (South Dakota 1920 class)USS Montana (South Dakota 1920 class BB)BB6.526
HMS Jamaica (Fiji class)HMS Jamaica (Fiji class CL)CL2.522
USS Arizona (Pennsylvania class)USS Arizona (Pennsylvania class DN)DN5.526
HMS Erin (Erin class)HMS Erin (Erin class DN)DN4.528
HMS Vanguard (Vanguard class)HMS Vanguard (Vanguard class BB)BB7.024
SMS Nassau (Nassau class)SMS Nassau (Nassau class DN)DN4.028
SMS Viribus Unitis (Viribus Unitis class)SMS Viribus Unitis (Viribus Unitis class DN)DN4.028
SMS Moltke (Moltke class)SMS Moltke (Moltke class BC)BC4.026
SMS Baden (Bayern class)SMS Baden (Bayern class DN)DN5.528
IJN Nagato (Nagato (B) class)IJN Nagato (Nagato (B) class DN)DN6.024
SMS Moltke (Moltke class)SMS Moltke (Moltke class BC)BC4.026
HMS Iron Duke (Iron Duke class)HMS Iron Duke (Iron Duke class DN)DN5.026
Duke of York (King George V class)Duke of York (King George V class BB)BB6.024
Nagato (Nagato (B) class)Nagato (Nagato (B) class DN)DN6.024
SMS Seydlitz (Seydlitz class)SMS Seydlitz (Seydlitz class BC)BC4.524
SMS Schlesien (Deutschland class)SMS Schlesien (Deutschland class PDN)PDN3.528
SMS Schleswig-Holstein (Deutschland class)SMS Schleswig-Holstein (Deutschland class PDN)PDN3.528
Axis Fleet: 19 ships, 94 units

SECONDARY SHIPS
ShipTypeUnitsSpeed
VDT (Von Der Tann class)VDT (Von Der Tann BC)BC4.026
HMS Bermuda (Fiji class)HMS Bermuda (Fiji CL)CL2.522
Zara (Zara class)Zara (Zara CA)CA3.023
Radetsky (Radetzky class)Radetsky (Radetzky PDN)PDN3.528
DKM Graf Spee (Deutschland (L) class)DKM Graf Spee (Deutschland (L) CA)CA3.523
suffern (Suffern class)suffern (Suffern CA)CA3.023
FS Foch (Suffern class)FS Foch (Suffern CA)CA3.023
USS Arizona (Pennsylvania (B) class)USS Arizona (Pennsylvania (B) DN)DN5.526
HMS Benbow (Iron Duke class)HMS Benbow (Iron Duke DN)DN5.026
HMS Fiji (Fiji class)HMS Fiji (Fiji CL)CL2.522
Courbet (Courbet class)Courbet (Courbet DN)DN4.528
SMS Thuringen (Helgoland class)SMS Thuringen (Helgoland DN)DN4.528
SMS Sharnhorst (Scharnhorst class)SMS Sharnhorst (Scharnhorst CAE)CAE3.026
DKM Lutzow (Deutschland class)DKM Lutzow (Deutschland CA)CA3.523
HMS Iron Duke (Iron Duke class)HMS Iron Duke (Iron Duke DN)DN5.026
Zyrini (Radetzky class)Zyrini (Radetzky PDN)PDN3.528
SMS Moltke (Moltke class)SMS Moltke (Moltke BC)BC4.026
HMS Agamemnon (Lord Nelson class)HMS Agamemnon (Lord Nelson PDN)PDN3.528
Glorie (La Galissonnière class)Glorie (La Galissonnière CL)CL2.522
USS Fargo (Cleveland class)USS Fargo (Cleveland CL)CL3.022
HMS Benbow (Iron Duke class)HMS Benbow (Iron Duke DN)DN5.026

CONVOY SHIPS
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Additional Notes:
Annual week-long national competition of model warship combat! CO2 will be provided. The shelter is reserved for our use but it is fine to bring personal popup tents, tables, and chairs. Recovery floats are required on all ships! Expect the typical NATS battle format, starting every day at 9am:

      Monday: Fleet Battle 1 and 2.
      Tuesday: Fleet Battle 3 and Campaign 1.
      Wednesday: Small Secondary Ship Battle and Pickup Battles like Parent-Child Battles, Individual combat, Axis-Allied Battle).
            Wednesday Evening After Dark (about 9pm): single sortie Night Battle.
      Thursday: Fleet Battle 4 and Campaign 2.
      Friday: Fleet Battle 5 and Individual Challenge Battles (all scoring must be done by 3 PM).

Members should register for the event through the Registration/Signup button above, then return to his page and use this "Pay NATS Registration Fee" link (PayPal, Venmo, and CC accepted) to pay for the event. Registration fee is $150 for the week. (The "PAID" column on the sign-up above will update periodically as the club treasurer has opportunities to check for payments)

Menu is coming later but will include Gatorade and lunch lakeside on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and of course the Annual Awards Banquet on Friday evening (and probably pizza and sodas for the rules meeting). Expect a lot of Barbecue!

Hotel is Best Western Albemarle Inn Hotel (Direct line is 170-498-5111). When making reservations ask to be part of the Model Boat Club (talk to Brianna or Melissa) or register online and use the Best Western Rewards Club for the best rate.


Questions?
Contact event host John Hunt (E-mail)
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