Wilmington is a port city in- and is the county seat of- New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476; according to the 2010 Census it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that includes New Hanover and Pender counties in southeastern North Carolina, which has a population of 263,429 as of the 2012 Census Estimate. Wilmington was settled by European Americans along the Cape Fear River. Its historic downtown has a one-mile-long Riverwalk, developed as a tourist attraction. It is minutes away from nearby beaches. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Wilmington, North Carolina, as one of its 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. City residents live between the river and the ocean, with four nearby beach communities: Fort Fisher, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, and Kure Beach, all within half-hour drives from downtown Wilmington.
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USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) returns to Naval Station Mayport
MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2014) Family and friends welcome back the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) to Naval Station Mayport. Samuel B. Roberts returned from deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. The ship is scheduled for decommissioning on May 22, 2015. (U.S. Navy video/Released)