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BB-57 South Dakota
United States Navy battleship
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| South | 1939/07/05 New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. | 1941/06/07 | 1942/03/20 | 1962/10/25
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| Namesake: | |||||
| TTD differences from class:only 16x127/38 Mk12 | |||||
| Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 42-45: Ms 21 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/08/21 | joinPac-Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 42/08/26 | Puget Sound - sail to P.H. > Ulithi | 66 | |||
| 42/09/04 | 42/09/06 | Tonga Isles | 66 | ||
| 42/09/06 | damage(reefs) Lahai Passage, Tonga Is > repairs P.H. | 66 | |||
| 42/09/12 | Tongatabu - sail to P.H. for repairs | 66 | |||
| 42/10/12 | P.H. - ready for action | 66 | |||
| 42/10/16 | 42/10/30 | 16/screen | xSCruz | 66 | |
| 42/10/27 | damaged (sollsion with Mahan) | 85 | |||
| 42/11/11 | 42/11/15 | 64 | xGuadal-damage(IJN) > sail to Noumea (39 KIA, 59 WIA) | 66 81 | |
| 42/11/15 | 42/11/25 | Noumea - repairs | 66 | ||
| 42/11/25 | 42/12/01 | sail Noumea > Tongatabu | 66 | ||
| 42/12/01 | 42/12/18 | sail Tongatabu > New York | 66 | ||
| 42/12/18 | 43/02/25 | New York - repairs | 66 | ||
| 43/04 | 43/08 | ETO | |||
| 43/08/25 | joinPac - Panama Canal | 81 | |||
| 43/10/07 | 43/10/10 | 37/38/39 - probably 37 | fleet (combined TF 37, TF 38, TF 39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo | 88 | |
| 43/10/21 | 43/11/25 | Galvan | 50.1 | 66 | |
| 43/11/25 | 43/12/09 | Galvan | 50.4 | 66 | |
| 43/12/06 | 43/12/08 | Galvan | 50.8 | shell Nauru | 66 |
| 43/12/12 | Efate - upkeep, rearm | 66 | |||
| 44/01/16 | 44/02/13 | Flint | 58.2/BatDiv6 | ||
| 44/02/16 | 44/02/18 | Hailst | 50.9.3 | 104 | |
| 44/02/20 | 44/02/22 | 58 | raid -Marianas | 66 | |
| 44/02/26 | 44/03/22 | Majuro Atoll | 66 | ||
| 44/03/15 | 44/04/06 | Desec1 | 58 | raid -Palau | 66 |
| 44/04/13 | 44/05/04 | Reckle | 58.3/BatDiv9/DF | 66 112 | |
| 44/05/01 | Mudba | 58.7 | shell Ponape | 81 | |
| 44/05/04 | 44/06/05 | Majuro Atoll | 66 | ||
| 44/06/06 | 44/06/27 | Forage | 58.7/BatDiv9 | ||
| 44/06/13 | Forage | 58.7.2/BatDiv9 | shell N Saipan | 66 | |
| 44/06/19 | Forage | 58.7 | xPhilip-damage (dive bomber) (14-10N, 143-15E) > sail to P.H. | 85 | |
| 44/06/27 | departed Eniwetok for US | 88 | |||
| 44/07/10 | 44/08/25 | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 44/08/25 | 44/08/31 | sail from Puget Sound to P.H. escorted by Braine | 66 81 | ||
| 44/09/18 | 44/09/30 | sail from P.H. to Ulithi escorted by Uhlmann and Woodworth | 66 81 | ||
| 44/09/30 | 44/10/28 | King2 | 38.3/BatDiv9 | ||
| 44/10/24 | 44/10/25 | King2 | 38.3/BatDiv9 | xLeyte | |
| 44/10/28 | 44/11/27 | King2 | 38.4/BatDiv9 | ||
| 44/12/01 | 44/12/24 | Love3 | 38 | land Mindoro | 66 |
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.1 | 66 125 | |
| 45/02/10 | 45/03/03 | Detach | 58.3 | 66 84 | |
| 45/03/03 | 45/03/05 | Detach | 59 | detached from TF 58 for exercises | 112 |
| 45/03/14 | 45/05/06 | Iceber | 58.3 | ||
| 45/04/19 | 45/04/19 | Iceber | 58.7 | ||
| 45/05/06 | Iceber | 58.3 | damage(explosion while rearming) 90 nm ENE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (26-30N, 129-30E) | 66 85 | |
| 45/05/11 | 45/05/29 | Guam - repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/05/29 | 45/06/01 | sail from Guam to Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/07/01 | 45/08 | 38.3 | 104 | ||
| 45/07/14 | 45/08/09 | 34.8.1 | shell Kjushu | 66 | |
| 45/08/27 | Sagami Wan | 66 | |||
| 45/08/29 | CinCPac Flagship | entered Tokio Bay | 66 | ||
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||