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	USS South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first USS South Dakota (ACR-9), Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser, escorted troops and convoys during World War I.
		The second USS South Dakota (BB-49), was laid down as the lead ship of her class of battleship, but the entire class was cancelled before they were launched.
		The third USS South Dakota (BB-57), the lead ship of her class of battleship, saw action during World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_South_Dakota (179 words)

	USS Indiana (BB-58) - Wikipedia
		USS Indiana (BB-58), a South Dakota-class battleship, kapal keempat tentera laut Amerika Syarikat dinamakan sempena negeri ke 19.
		In August the battleship began operations as a unit of Task Group 38.3, bombarding the Palau Islands, and later the Philippines.
		She sailed 10 January 1945 and with a fleet of battleships and cruisers bombarded Iwo Jima on 24 January.
	ms.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Indiana_(BB-58) (838 words)

	South Dakota
		The South Dakota design originated from a Chief of Naval Operations request for a new battleship design to be constructed during Fiscal Year '39.
		On South Dakota herself, the problem of gaining weight for fleet flagship facilities, which neither ship of the North Carolina class had, was solved by removing two 127mm twin mounts from amidships and adding another level in the armored conning tower.
		South Dakota herself stood the test of her armor when she was engaged by the Japanese battleship Kirishima in the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/ships/battleships/south_dakota.htm (815 words)

	Iowa Class: Armor Protection
		The overall design of the Iowa class armor system is essentially the same as that of their predecessors, the four South Dakota class battleships.
		The upper belt is Class A armor, 12.1 inches thick, while the lower belt is Class B armor, 12.1 inches thick at the top and tapered to 1.62 inches at the bottom.
		Turret armor is constructed from a combination of Class A and Class B armor and STS plate.
	www.battleship.org /html/Articles/IowaClass/Armor.htm (1699 words)

	~USS~DAKOTA~ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first gunfire against the Japanese Homeland was launched from the USS South Dakota on July 14, 1945.
		Today the memorial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota serves as a reminder to all who visit, the dedication and camaraderie of the crew members.
		However, the Navy was willing to donate relics from this ship and other scrapped battleships to the people of South Dakota and to the crew members, but transportation had to be paid for.
	members.aol.com /ussdakota/ussdakota.htm (559 words)

	USO Canteen FReeper Style....Liberty R&R to South Dakota .... August 10,2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		South Dakota's secondary batteries put out the lights; and she shifted all batteries to bear on the third ship, believed to be a cruiser, which soon gushed smoke.
		South Dakota was routed to Ulithi and, upon her arrival, was attached to TG 38.3; one of four task groups of formed Task Force 38, th e Fast Carrier Task Force.
		South Dakota operated with the fast carriers in their strikes against the Tokyo area on 17 February and against Iwo Jima on the 19th and 20th in support of amphibious landings there.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/730793/posts (9444 words)

	USS Alabama (BB 60) page 1 of 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was laid down on 1 February 1940 by the Norfolk, Virginia, Navy Yard; launched on 16 February 1942; and commissioned on 16 August 1942.
		The USS Alabama is a South Dakota class battleship.
		Battleships are fast, heavily armored ships whose purpose is to get their heavy armament to the right place at the right time.
	www.photolin.com /john/alabama (336 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Two classes of battleships have been called the South Dakota class -- one that was cancelled before launching and one that commissioned and saw action.
		The first South Dakota class was authorized 4 March 1917, and keels were laid down in 1920 for six ships.
		Compared with her three "sisters", South Dakota had extra command facilities and two fewer 5 inch (127 mm) twin gun mounts.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /South_Dakota_class_battleship (472 words)

	MILITARY HISTORY -- NAVY & SHIPS
		The South Dakota Class battleship USS Alabama (BB 60) was built at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard and commissioned on 16 August 1942.
		Battleship New Jersey Historical Museum Society is working to prepare a permanent site for the New Jersey, one of the mightiest and most distinguished warships ever to sail the seas.
		Battleship Texas (BB-35) is the last of the "Dreadnoughts" and the only surviving U.S. Naval vessel to have been in both World Wars.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_history_ships.php3 (1547 words)

	USS Alabama (BB 60)
		On June 16, 1964, the ALABAMA was donated to the "USS ALABAMA Battleship Commission" and was subsequently towed to her permanent berth at Mobile, Ala., arriving in Mobile Bay on 14 September 1964.
		ALABAMA, along with sister ship SOUTH DAKOTA and the fast battleship USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB 55), bombarded Roi on 29 January and Namur on 30 January; she hurled 330 rounds of 16-inch and 1,562 of 5-inch toward Japanese targets, destroying planes, airfield facilities, blockhouses, buildings, and gun emplacements.
		Detached from the Formosa area on 14 October to sail toward Luzon, the fast battleship again used her antiaircraft batteries in support of the carriers as enemy aircraft attempted to attack the formation.
	navysite.de /bb/bb60.htm (3117 words)

	Australian Battle Group - A "Big-Gun" Radio Controlled Model Warship Combat Club in Australia
		After blowing her 'rubber tube' dog-bone substitutes, USS South Dakota could no longer drive her propellers and drifted out of control across the battlefield into a reed bank where she sank, 12 feet from port and right in front of the camera.
		In May 2001, 'pocket battleship' DKM Deutschland and 'treaty battleship' RMS Littorio took to the water to battle the American South Dakota class battleships USS Indiana and USS Alabama.
		USS Alabama and USS South Dakota, the backbone of the Allied forces at the June 2001 meet, launch together from the Allied port.
	media.ausbg.org /html/best_photos.html (3785 words)

	Today In WW II History - Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A second before, USS South Dakota (BB-57), from which this photograph was taken, fired the initial salvo of the first naval gunfire bombardment of the Japanese Home Islands.
		South Dakota was built as a force flag ship, lacking two 5 inch mounts to provide weight allowance for a flag bridge.
		USS South Dakota (BB-57) firing her anti-aircraft guns at attacking Japanese planes during the action, 26 October 1942.
	forums.ubi.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/23110283/m/1771097952/p/31 (10912 words)

	Article-Guts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Their whole design concept was quite far from the MINIMUM mark of what could be classed as a battleship of the day.
		In contrast, the larger battleships are class 5 through 7 which can carry five, six, or seven, and in the case of the massive USS Iowa class and IJN Musashi class, 8 "battle units".
		Battleships generally have more cannons, bigger pumps with more batteries, more reserve buoyancy, and worst of all (from a cruisers standpoint), broadside firing cannons.
	www.swampworks.com /Article-Guts.html (3866 words)

	real warships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Magnificent Battleship USS Iowa - This gallery is devoted to lead ship of America's final Battleship class, the ultimate evolution of the Battleship.
		Standing with quiet dignity and majesty across from historic downtown Wilmington, the Battleship North Carolina beckons visitors to walk her decks and envision daily life as well as fierce combat situations that her veterans faced in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
		The Battleship TEXAS is the last dreadnought in existence in the world, a veteran of Vera Cruz (1914) and both World Wars, and is credited with the introduction and innovation of advances in gunnery, aviation and radar.
	www.ponyexpress.net /~crc/warship/realwar.htm (1006 words)

	USN Ship Types--South Dakota class (BB-57 through 60)
		During the latter campaign, South Dakota was damaged in a gunnery engagement with a Japanese force that included the old battleship Kirishima.
		South Dakota had sixteen 5"/38 guns in eight twin mountings (eight guns on each side of the ship).
		This photograph shows the outboard skegs, incorporating the outer propeller shafts, that were a feature of this class of battleship.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/usnshtp/bb/bb57cl.htm (1167 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Massachusetts (BB-59) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		South Dakota-class battleship (2f/1m) L/B/D: 680 × 108.2 × 36.3 (207.3m × 33m × 11.1m) Tons: 46,200 disp Hull: steel Comp: 1,795 Arm: 9 × 16 (3 × 3), 20 × 5, 24 × 40mm Armor: 12.2 belt, 6 deck Mach: geared turbines, 130,000 shp, 4 screws; 27 kts.
		The fifth ship of the name, USS Massachusetts was one of four South Dakota-class battleships built and, with USS Alabama, one of two still extant in the 1990s.
		After convoy duty in the South Pacific, in November she joined the fast carrier forces for landings in the Gilbert Islands and, in late January 1944, the Marshalls.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_059800_ussmassachus.htm (379 words)

	U.S.S. Alabama
		She was the flagship for Division 1, Battleship Force, Atlantic Fleet during World War I. She was placed out of commission, and on 15 September 1921, was transferred to the War Department for use as a target in experiments in aircraft bombing.
		From this assignment, the battleship proceeded to Roi and Nauru.
		Three new "big ones" were turned loose on an industrial area on Hokkaido and, although ALABAMA was not one of them, she spurred her fleetmates on with much enthusiasm--at last, the dreadnoughts were getting a crack at the Japanese in a more direct way than protecting the carriers.
	www.ussalabama.com /html/history/index.php (1992 words)

	USS Iowa (BB-53)
		USS Iowa (BB-53) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 29th state.
		Her keel was laid down on 17 May 1920 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Iowa_(BB-53).html (107 words)

	U.S.S. Alabama
		The design of the SOUTH DAKOTA class battleships didn’t put the armor plate on the outside of the hull, but inside behind two rows of fuel tanks and void areas (spaces between the inside tank walls).
		The Battleship Commission conceived a plan which was executed in 1998-99 to remove the old hazardous fuel oil.
		The sub movement and construction of a watertight cofferdam around the battleship were essential since, as earlier mentioned, the keel or flat bottom of the battleship is actually 20 or so feet under the bottom of Mobile Bay.
	www.ussalabama.com /html/news/index.cgi?action=fullscreen&primary_key=18 (1759 words)

	Armor Schemes on W.W.II Battleships
		IOWA class battleship turrets varied in face thickness slightly, due to the manufacturer's limitations.
		As an example, the SOUTH DAKOTA Class battleship ALABAMA had solid 19" Class "B" armor turret faces, while the others had 18-19.5" (roughly) turret faces, in some cases made up of a thin back plate laminated (bolted flush with no gap anywhere) to a thick front plate.
		This was done on WW I-era battleships of many countries due to the short combat ranges of the time, which gave the guns high penetration ability against side armor, while the flat trajectories made lower hull hits very rare.
	www.chuckhawks.com /armor_schemes.htm (1228 words)

	USN Ship Types--South Dakota class (BB-49 through BB-54)
		The six battleships of the South Dakota class were slower but more heavily armed and armored contemporaries of the Lexington class battle cruisers.
		Like the Lexington class, the South Dakota's were large ships, with a designed displacement nearly a third greater than their immediate predecessors.
		Armor and boilers from the South Dakota class were also recycled for use in modernizing older battleships.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/usnshtp/bb/bb49cl.htm (909 words)

	BB-61 Iowa class
		Sharing all the armor system of the South Dakota class, the Iowas also possessed the rather inadequate underwater protection With some late additions came a bit more armor and bulkheads, but only for the two later vessels; Iowa and New Jersey were too valuable to be delayed by minor improvements.
		The first vessel was commisioned in 1943; the entire class arrived early enough to see service in the war, forming the most potent anti-aircraft platform in the fleet.
		With the post-cold war arms reduction, the battleships were doomed to finally leave the fleet; Missouri became a floating memorial next to Arizona at Pearl Harbor; New Jersey is bound to be a memorial in her state.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/ships/battleships/iowa.htm (844 words)

	Pearl Harbor Survivors Share Memories on board the USS Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He dropped a commemorative wreath, and as it hit the water a twenty-one-gun salute was fired from the five-inch guns on the starboard side of the battleship.
		The USS Massachusetts is a South Dakota class battleship, one of four built at the Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts.
		The same day, the battleship arrived under tow at her new home port in Fall River, Massachusetts and was enshrined, 14 August 1965, as the Bay State's memorial to those who gave their lives in World War II.
	www.militaryworld.com /pearl/massachusetts.html (2095 words)

	Museum Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Battleships represent the culmination of centuries of naval strategy and warship design.
		(AL) The South Dakota Class battleship USS Alabama (BB 60) was built at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard and commissioned on 16 August 1942.
		(AL) The GATO Class submarine USS DRUM (SS 228), at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama, was built at the Portsmouth, Virginia Navy Yard and commissioned on 1 Nov. 1941.
	www.callamer.com /~bkanoff/rcscale/Museums.htm (1214 words)

	USS Massachusetts (BB 59)
		USS MASSACHUSETTS was the third SOUTH DAKOTA - class Battleship and probably the last US Battleship to fire 16-inch shells in combat during World War II.
		For the next months she operated in the South Pacific, protecting convoy lanes and supporting operations in the Solomons.
		Between 19 November and 21 November, she sailed with a carrier group striking Makin, Tarawa, and Abemama in the Gilberts; on 8 December she shelled Japanese positions on Nauru; and on 29 January 1944 she guarded carriers striking Tarawa in the Gilberts.
	navysite.de /bb/bb59.htm (1021 words)

	USS South Dakota BB-49, Battleship Development
		This class of six ships was the second part of the big program of naval expansion begun in 1916.
		Appearance: The published sketch designs show the South Dakotas to have been among the most outlandish looking battleships ever conceived, as they were to have had four funnels arranged in a square, but trunked into one pyramidal casing.
		The class also marked the return of the 6 inch gun to American battleships, a step which was not to be repeated in any capital ship completed for the U.S. Navy.
	www.geocities.com /batdev/southdakotabb-49class.html (465 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Nevada class battleships carried the U.S. Navy's first triple gun turrets, a feature that would be seen in all but a few of its future battleship designs.
		The Pennsylvania class battleships were an enlargement of the preceding Nevada class, with two more 14"/45 main battery guns, greater length and displacement, four propellers and slightly higher speed.
		They were a new type for the Navy, the "fast battleship", intended to protect aircraft carriers against the threat of similar Japanese "big gun" ships, as well as to form a "fast wing" for the traditional battle line.
	members.shaw.ca /matwiyj/battleships.html (562 words)

	Big Mamie: Explore Battleship Cove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		BIG MAMIE is the nickname for the USS Massachusetts (BB-59), a World War II (WWII) South Dakota class battleship built in the Fore River shipyard in Quincy, MA, and currently open to the public in Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA.
		Big Mamie fired the first salvo with the big, 16-inch guns in WWII and is believed to have fired the last salvo of the big guns in WWII while off the coast of Japan in 1945.
		Battleship Cove is on the Taunton River, next to the Braga Bridge (I-195).
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/gately/pp05bb59.htm (336 words)

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