Fast Battleship
South Dakota-Class
4
Ships Built
1942
Commissioned
35,000 tons
Displacement
680 ft
Length
16"/45 guns
Main Battery
More compact and better-armored than the North Carolinas on the same displacement. USS South Dakota survived one of the most intense naval battles of WWII at Guadalcanal. Three of the four are preserved as museum ships.
Ship Roster - South Dakota-Class
4 vessels
2 items
USS South DakotaBB-57
USS IndianaBB-58
USS MassachusettsBB-59
USS AlabamaBB-60
Comm.
1942
Decom.
1947
Homeport
Philadelphia
Nickname
Battleship X
Battle Stars
13 (WWII)
Decommissioned
4 items
Comm.
1942
Decom.
1947
Homeport
Norfolk
Namesake
State of Indiana
Battle Stars
9 (WWII)
Decommissioned
2 items
Comm.
1942
Homeport
Fall River, MA
Nickname
Big Mamie
Battle Stars
11 (WWII)
Museum Ship
4 items
Comm.
1942
Homeport
Mobile, AL
Nickname
Lucky A
Battle Stars
9 (WWII)
Museum Ship