USS South Dakota (BB-57)

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South Dakota-class battleship United States Navy ship battleship

USS South Dakota (BB-57) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship that served prominently in the Pacific Theater, earning numerous battle stars for its combat service.

Aliases (1)

USS South Dakota ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Dakota-class battleship → United States Navy ship → battleship →
armamentAntiAircraft	20 mm Oerlikon cannons → 40 mm Bofors guns →
armamentMainBattery	9 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns →
armamentSecondaryBattery	20 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns →
armorBeltMaxThickness	12.2 inches →
armorDeckMaxThickness	6 inches →
associatedWith	USS Enterprise (CV-6) →
awarded	13 battle stars →
beam	108 feet 2 inches →
commissionedOn	1942-03-20 →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
crewComplementWartime	about 2500 officers and enlisted →
decommissionedOn	1947-01-31 →
designedSpeed	27 knots →
displacementFullLoad	about 44000 long tons →
displacementStandard	35000 long tons →
draft	36 feet 2 inches →
hasMemorial	USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial →
laidDownAt	Camden, New Jersey NERFINISHED → New York Shipbuilding Corporation →
laidDownOn	1940-07-05 →
launchedOn	1941-06-07 →
lengthOverall	680 feet →
memorialLocation	Sioux Falls, South Dakota →
namedAfter	State of South Dakota →
notableFor	damage sustained in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → heavy anti-aircraft fire at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands →
operator	United States Navy →
participatedIn	Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED → Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED → Bombardment of Japan → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → Guadalcanal Campaign → Marianas campaign → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal → Okinawa campaign → Philippines campaign →
pennantNumber	BB-57 →
propulsion	4 shafts → steam turbines →
scrappedAt	Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED →
servedAs	flagship of Battleship Division 9 →
shipClass	South Dakota class →
soldForScrapOn	1962-10-25 →
sponsoredBy	Vera Bushfield →
strickenFromNavalRegisterOn	1962-06-01 →
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater of Operations →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal →	involvedShip
New York Shipbuilding Corporation →	notableShipBuilt
Battle off Cape Engaño ("USS South Dakota") →	U.S.BattleshipParticipated