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WARSHIP PICTORIAL
#32
UNITED STATES NAVY
SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS BATTLESHIPS
by
Steve
Wiper
USS SOUTH
DAKOTA BB-57
,
Puget
Sound
Naval Shipyard, 24 August
1944.
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1
GENERAL HISTORY OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA ClASS BATTLESHIPS
The design of
the
SOUTH
DAKOTA
she
wa
s
constructed with
a
larger
co
nning
class
oattleships
grew
out
of
the intention
of
the
tower
and
expanded accommodations
for fl
ag
­
US
Navy
to build
an
additional
two
NORTH
ship
capabilities.
The
medium
and
light
anti
­
CA
ROLINA
clas
s
ba
ttleship
s.
Discu
ss
ions
aircraft (A
A)
weaponry
was
also
a
repeat
of
the
began
in 1936, but by 1937, the
Chief
of Naval
prev ious
clas
s,
as
well as the
catapult
arrange­
Operations
in
sisted
o
n
a
new
design
,
which
ment
and
observation aircraft
carried .
delayed construction until
US
Congress auth
o­
ri
zed
the
program into
the 1939
budget.
In
order
for the US
Navy
design
of
this
new class
of
battles hip to rem
ain within
th
e
192 1 Washington
Nava
l
Treaty
lim
it,
and have
be tter
armor
p
ro tecti
o
n
than
th
e
previou
s
NORTH
C
AROLINA
class
, a compl
e
te re­
design was
necessary. The hull
would
be
short­
er,
but
remai n
at
the
same
maximum width
,
not
ju
st
for
stability
when
firing
the
main
battery,
but
also
because
of
the lim it of
108
ft.,
due to
the
width
of the
Panama Canal.
The increase in
armor protection
necessitated
placement
of
the
side
armor
belt to
be
inbo
ard,
resultin
g
in
cramped
hull
compartments
and
a
reduction in
underwater protection.
As
other
na
tions
were
buildin
g
faster
battleships, this new
class would
need
to
attain
a
top
speed
of
27
knots.
To do
this,
the
design
required
greater shaft
power
than
the
prev ious
design.
A
shaft
horse
power of
130,000
was
attained
,
resultin
g
in a top
speed
of
27.5
kts.
The
arm
ame
nt for
this
new
c
lass of
American battleship was
a repeat
of
the
prev
i­
o
us NORTH CAROLINA
class,
with three
triple 16 in.l45
cal.
main
armament
turrets,
and
ten twin 5 in
./38
cal.
du
al
purpose
(DP)
sec­
ondary mount
s
.
A
min
or exc
epti
o
n to th
e
SOUTH DAKOTA
,
in
that
she
was
fitted
with
eight
twin
5
in. DP mounts.
This
was
because
2
Even though the
fo
llowin
g
IOWA
class
battl
eships, a
newer
and
much better
desi
gn
,
was
completing
it's design
at
the
same time
,
as
well
as
being ordered for
construction
to
begin
in 1940
,
the
auth
o
ri
zation of
the
SOUTH
DAKOTA
class
was ordered , with construction
beginning
in 193 9. SOUTH DAKOTA
(BB-57 )
wa
s
laid
down
5
Jul
y
1939 at
New
York
Ship
bu
ilding, INDIANA
(
BB-58
)
o
n 20
November
1939 at
Newport News
Shipbuilding,
MASSACHUSETTS
(BB-59) 20
Jul
y
J
939
at
Bethlehem Shipbuilding
,
Quincy,
and
ALABAMA (BB-60 )
I February 1940
at
the Norfolk Navy
Yard.
The
ph
olOgraph.
10
the
lefl
is of
Ihe
BB-60 ALAB
AMA
under
cons/ructi
o
n
af th
e
NO
lfolk
Navy
Yard,
1
Nov
ember
1940.
T
he
ph
olograph
below
is
~r
BB-S7
SOUTH DAKOTA,
launched
7
JIlll
e
1941
Of
Ihe
New
Yo';',
S
hipbll;/di
ng
Yanl.
11
I
I
{II
I
J
It
t,
-
~
.~
SOUTH DAKOTA was the first of these
new battleships to be launched on 7 June 1941,
followed by the MASSACHUSETTS on 23
September 194L Soon after, the INDIANA was
launched on 21 November 1941, which was fol­
lowed a few months later by the ALABAMA
on 16 February 1942,
After launching, the fitting-out phase of
construction was to follow. This consisted of
the build-up of the superstructure, installation
of the main, secondary and anti-aircraft arma­
ments, deck fittings, aircraft handling equip-
ment and an incredible number of other items
necessary to complete each battleship prior to
their commissioning into the US Navy.
It
would
be at that point that each warship commissioned
into the USN would then receive the prefix
USS, which stood for United States Ship.
-
MASSACHUSETTS
dUling her fitting out phase of construction,
taken at the Bethlehem shipyw-d in Quincy Massachusetts, 8
October
1941
The other vessels also fitting out are,
left
to right,
thefiM oiler Sinclair Superfhone,
ATLANTA
clm's light cruisers
SAN DIEGO
and
SAN
The
image
to
the
left
is
of
INDIANA
completing consfnl.ction
pn:or to
launching,
1
November
1941. This
~mage
is
of
INDIANA
fi
lthlg
oW
in
On e
of
the
dly
docks
aJ
the
N
ewport News
shipyani.
9
March 1942.

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