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	USN Ships--USS South Dakota (BB-57)
		South Dakota returned to the United States soon thereafter and was decommissioned in January 1947.
		The inboard destroyer, with the distorted bow, is probably USS Mahan (DD-364), which was damaged in a collision with South Dakota at the close of the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 27 October 1942.
		South Dakota received damage in both that battle and in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 15 November 1942.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/bb57.htm (919 words)

	USS South Dakota (BB-57) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		South Dakota then fired on another target and continued firing until it disappeared from her (Measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects) radar screen.
		South Dakota arrived at (The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center) New York City on 18 December 1942 for an overhaul and the completion of repairs to her battle damage.
		South Dakota operated with the fast carriers in their strikes against the (The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan) Tokyo area on 17 February and against (The largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan) Iwo Jima on 19 February and 20 February in support of amphibious landings there.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_south_dakota_(bb-57)4.htm (2777 words)

	USS South Dakota (BB-57) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS South Dakota (BB-57), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state.
		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, the 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 19 February and 20 February in support of amphibious landings there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57) (2578 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Leyte Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		USS Birmingham (CL-62), named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a Cleveland class light cruiser laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News in Virginia on 17 February 1941, launched on 20 March 1942 by Mrs.
		USS Tennessee (BB-43), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 16th state.
		USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy, but second to be commissioned, to be named in honor of the 29th state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Leyte-Gulf (8816 words)

	USS South Dakota (BB 57)
		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, the Fast Carrier Task Force.
		SOUTH DAKOTA operated with the fast carriers in their strikes against the Tokyo area on 17 February 1945 and against Iwo Jima on the 19th and 20th in support of amphibious landings there.
	navysite.de /bb/bb57.htm (2608 words)

	USS South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS South Dakota in honor of the 40th state.
		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 (157 words)

	Battleships/USS South Dakota BB-57
		South Dakota arrived at New York on 18 December 1942 for an overhaul and the completion of repairs to her battle damage.
		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.
		South Dakota departed Leyte on 1 July, supporting the carriers of TG 38.1 which attacked the Tokyo area on the 10th.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/battle/SD.html (2427 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS South Dakota (BB 57)
		South Dakota was ready for sea again on 12 October 1942 and began training with Task Force (TF) 16 which was built around aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6).
		South Dakota and the Enterprise group were approximately 10 miles from the Hornet group when the air battle began.
		South Dakota then fired on another target and continued firing until it disappeared from her radar screen.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/sdakota/bb57-sd.html (2514 words)

	Carrier Battles in the Pacific - 1942 ... and other WWII battles in the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While the destroyer duel was in the full swing, South Dakota had suffered the power failure, and all of her electronics went dead: radars, radio, and steering as well.
		South Dakota was illuminated and she quickly found herself at the receiving end of the Japanese gunfire, and a spread of no less than 34 torpedoes.
		By 2342 South Dakota had partially restored power, and returned fire, but the flash of her main turret #3 had set fire to one of her floatplanes sitting on the catapult full of high-octane fuel.
	www.everblue.net /1942/savo3.php (1768 words)

	~USS~DAKOTA~
		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.
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	USS South Dakota
		The second class of fast battleships to serve in WW II, the South Dakotas were fast and heavily armed.
		South Dakota saw service through out WW II.
		Ships of class: USS South Dakota (BB-57), USS Indiana (BB-58), USS USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Alabama (BB-60).
	www.marylandsilver.com /uss_south_dakota.htm (167 words)

	Naval Reserve Center Fargo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		USS South Dakota (BB-57) was launched 7 June, 1941 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey and was commissioned 20 March, 1942.
		USS South Dakota was assigned to Task Force 16, operating with USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
		USS South Dakota fought in many battles on Nauru Island, Roi and Namur, Marshall Islands the Marianas, Saipan and Tinian.
	www.tristateveterans.com /fargocpomess/general/usssd.htm (262 words)

	USS South Dakota (BB-57) - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		South Dakota was ready for sea again on 12 October and began training with Task Force (TF) 16 which was built around aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6)">Enterprise (CV-6).
		Admiral Kondo's forces were divided into three sections: the bombardment group; a close screen of cruiser Nagara">Nagara and six destroyers; and a distant screen of cruiser Sendai">Sendai and three destroyers in the van of the other forces.
		Prometheus (AR-3)">Prometheus (AR-3) repaired some of the damage inflicted on South Dakota at Noumea, enabling the battleship to sail on 25 November for Tongatabu and thence for home.
	bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57) (2548 words)

	ModelWarships reveiw
		The USS South Dakota was the class leader of a second new class of Fast Battleship to replace the aging prewar designs then in service.
		The South Dakota or SoDak as she was nicknamed was unique among her sisters in that she only had eight twin 5" gun mounts.
		Understandably this created some bad blood among the crew of the USS Washington as they were not allowed to be memtioned as the hero's that they were while they were still in the war zone.
	www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/bb/bb-57/350-ymk/SouthDakota.html (1342 words)

	USS South Dakota BB57
		She valiantly fought through the heaviest air attack ever made on a battleship, sending 32 Japanese planes to the sea in flaming fire, pandemonium, and ruin.3 Three Japanese cruisers were sent to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean within a matter of minutes during the battle of Guadalcanal as a result of her efforts.
		The keel of the dauntless USS South Dakota was laid July 5, 1939 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden NJ.
		The USS South Dakota, a floating armory, was destined for battle, but no one could foresee the future of this iron lady and the part she would play in shaping world affairs.
	greentrust.server300.com /southdakota.htm (911 words)

	USS Alabama (BB 60) page 1 of 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		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.
		USS Alabama began her combat service on the "Murmansk Run" from England through the North Sea to Russia.
		The USS Alabama is a South Dakota class battleship.
	www.photolin.com /john/alabama (336 words)

	Skipper bio CDR M S Schmidling of USS New DD 818
		He was sent to the USS S-37 in December 1938 and two years later served on the USS Perry DD 340 until 1941, when he was transferred to the USS Macomb DD 458 as a gunnery officer.
		In 1946 he was commanding officer of the USS New DD 818 and in March of that year he inactivated the USS South Dakota BB 57.
		Thanks to Pete Padavana who was on USS Holder DD 819 from 46-49 and the USS New Jersey in 1952-53 when he served as Gunnery Office Yeoman.
	ussnewdd818.org /O_C__Cdr_Schmidling_CO_1946.html (221 words)

	USS Alabama (BB-60) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		USS Alabama is one of four battleships of the South Dakota Class built during World War II.
		She then proceeded, in the company of her sister USS South Dakota (BB-57), to assist the British Fleet in the North Atlantic, providing convoy escort.
		In August of 1943 Alabama and South Dakota returned to Norfolk for overhaul, and then proceeded to the Pacific Theater of Operations.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/1056/alabama.htm (461 words)

	USS South Dakota (BB 57)
		The Japanese Val bomber that made the bomb run falls victim to South Dakota's AA battery and is seen going down in the center of the image.
		The repair ship USS Prometheus is seen moored between the battlship and two destroyers.
		Note the four twin 5in/38cal guns (per side) while the sisterships had five, but South Dakota was the only one that had an extra conning tower level.
	battleships.freewebsitehosting.com /SDakota.html (279 words)

	Ask the Crew - USS Missouri Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The USS Utah, was at the time of the attack, a former battleship (BB-31) had been de-militarized and designated as a Gunnery Training Ship (AG-16).
		Officials determined that she was not worth re-building and she sank on 17 May, 1947 while being towed from Hawaii to the West Coast for scrapping.
		One in particular, the USS South Dakota (BB-57) sustained considerable damage in November 1942 in a fight with an enemy battleship, the Japanese Kirishima.
	www.ussmissouri.com /Question.asp?id=79 (179 words)

	uss north dakota and other north dakota related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		USS North Dakota BB29 USS Delaware BB28 USS Michigan BB27 USS South Carolina BB26 USS New Hampshire BB25 USS Idaho BB24 USS Mississippi BB23 USS Minnesota BB22 USS Kansas BB21 USS Vermont BB20 USS Louisiana BB19 USS...
		USS North Carolina (Wilmington, North Carolina) South Dakota class 4.
		She was met at the mouth of the Potomac, where she arrived on November 9, by the USS NORTH DAKOTA (BB-29) and the USS BERNADOU (DD-153) for the cruise to the Washington Navy Yard.
	www.nethorde.com /north_dakota/uss-north-dakota.html (365 words)

	The Ship
		April 1940, USS South Dakota, BB-57, sister ship of the USS Indiana, under construction, looking forward from Frame #118.
		Washington is in the background, tied up to the Repair Ship USS Vestal (AR-04) to utilize the Vestal's anchors, as the Washington's anchors were inoperable.
		USS Indiana in lead followed by USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and the two Heavy Cruisers USS Chicago (CA-136) and USS Quincy (CA-71).
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/7858/theship.html (944 words)

	ipedia.com: Texas Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Texas shares some cultural elements with both regions, with more similarities with the South, especially Louisiana, in East Texas, and more similarities with the Southwest, especially New Mexico, in West Texas.
		A number of ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Texas in honor of the state.
		Famous for their role in the history of Texas law enforcement, the Texas Rangers continue today to provide special law enforcement services to the state.
	www.ipedia.com /texas.html (2202 words)

	Model Warships.com
		I started by reducing The Floating Drydock 1/192d scale South Dakota and Massachusetts drawings (1945 configurations) and enlarging a side photo view of the South Dakota (1942) to 1/350th scale at a local print shop.
		These, in conjunction with the enlarged South Dakota/Prometheus and the The U.S. Naval Institute July 1942 overhead stern photos, allowed me to determine dimensional specifics for items not shown on the drawings.
		I would find a common object/item (e.g., bulkhead height) on the photos and the model and used a proportional approach to approximate the size/location on the model.
	www.modelshipgallery.com /gallery/bb/bb-57/350-rs/rs-main.html (1359 words)

	A History of Ships Named Enterprise
		USS Enterprise was forced to jettison her armament in order to escape.
		USS Enterprise might easily have been sunk had it not been for the anti-aircraft gunfire of the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57), which shot down a record 26 aircraft that day, a record which still stands.
		Planes from the USS Enterprise, the USS Essex (CV-9), the USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Cabot (CVL-28), and USS Franklin (CV-13) sink the battleship Musashi.
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	A collection of Civil War maps from the National Archives:
		USS Porter (DD-356) USS Johnston (DD-557) USS Ruben James (FFG-57)
		USS Balch (DD-363) USS Tillman (DD-641) USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81)
		USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)
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