History
USS South Dakota
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1942-03-20 | 1947-01-31 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
13 Battle Stars
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Philippine Liberation Medal
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- South Dakota-Class Fast Battleship
- Builder
- New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New jersey
- Keel Laid
- 1939-07-05
- Launch Date
- 1941-06-07
- Displacement
- 45,233 Tons
- Speed
- 27 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x General Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 12.2in, 1st Armor Deck: 1.5in, 2nd Armor Deck: 6.05in - 5.75in, 3rd Armor Deck: 0.625in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in, Turret Armor: 18in - 7.25in, Barbette Armor: 17.3in - 11.3in, Secondary Battery Armor: 2in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 25 October, 1962.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 9 x 16"/45 Caliber Mark 6 Guns (3x3)
- Secondary
- 16 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (8x2)
- Tertiary
- 1942 Config: 28 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (7x4), 28 x 1.1"/75 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (7x4), 34 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (34x1), 8 x 0.50 Caliber Machine Guns (8x1) |1945 Config: 72 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (18x4), 72 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (72x1)
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship