South Dakota-class battleship
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The South Dakota-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed and armored U.S. Navy capital ships built for World War II, designed to deliver powerful naval gunfire while remaining compact enough for existing Panama Canal locks.
Observed surface forms (4)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship class
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capital ship class ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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naval artillery ⓘ |
| armorType | all-or-nothing armor scheme ⓘ |
| category |
World War II battleships of the United States
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ship classes of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 1930s to early 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| designConstraint | Panama Canal lock dimensions ⓘ |
| designedBy | Bureau of Construction and Repair (U.S. Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedDisplacementClass | approximately 35,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fast battleship role
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fleet engagement ⓘ heavy naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| designedSpeedClass | about 27 knots ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
compact compared to earlier U.S. battleships
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heavily armed ⓘ heavily armored ⓘ |
| designedToTransit | Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Iowa-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHullNumberRange | BB-57 to BB-60 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
USS Alabama (BB-60)
NERFINISHED
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USS Indiana (BB-58) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Massachusetts (BB-59) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS South Dakota (BB-57) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 9 × 16-inch guns in three triple turrets ⓘ |
| navalGunMainBatteryCaliber | 16-inch (406 mm) ⓘ |
| notableShip |
USS Alabama (BB-60)
NERFINISHED
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USS Massachusetts (BB-59) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS South Dakota (BB-57) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | North Carolina-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
carrier task force escort
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shore bombardment ⓘ surface action ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | fast battleship ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Atlantic Theater of World War II
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Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Dakota-class battleships (1920)
this entity surface form:
South Dakota-class battleship program (canceled)
subject surface form:
USS Alabama (BB-60)
this entity surface form:
South Dakota-class battleship (1920) (cancelled)