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| USS South Dakota, |
| Battleship (BB-49) |
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| Act of 4 March 1917: |
"._._. Of the
vessels autyhorized in the 'Act
._._.' approved
August twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, the construction of the
following vessels shall be bugun as soon as practicable at a cost exclusive
of armor and armament not to exceed the following amounth" Three battleships,
$15,000,000 each;.
._._." |
| South Dakota (BB-49) was laid down on 15 March 1920 by
the New York Navy Yard. Although she was to be the name ship of a new class
of six 43,200-ton battleships, her consturction was suspended on 8 February
1922 in accordance with the provisions of the Washington Treaty limiting
naval construction. Her unfinished hull, 38.5#% completed, was sold on 25
October 1923 for scrapping on the slipway to Steel Scrap Corp. of Philadelphia,
Pensylvania; and her name was struck from the Navy list on 10 November 1923.
Her scrapping was reported completed on 15 November 1924. |
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| USS South Dakota, Battleship (BB-49)
Specifications |
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1922
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Length Overall: 684'
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Extreme Beam: 106'
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Normal Displacement:
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Tons: 43,200
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Mean Draft: 33'4"
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Designed Complement: 1,351
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Armor:
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Belt: 13.5"
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Turrets: 18"
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Deck:
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Conning Tower: 16"
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Designed Speed: 23
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Designed Shaft Horsepower: 60,000
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Engines:
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Manufacturer: Westinghouse.
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Type: Turbine, electric drive.
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Screws: 4
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Class: South Dakota
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Armament:
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Main:
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Secondary:
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Torpedo Tubes:
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Bibliography
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Larry W. Jewell, Who's Who of United States
Battleships, (Internet publication), edition: 30 August, 1993. |
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
1964), Vol.1 -- A-B, p. 197 |
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
1968, Reprint 1976), Vol.6: R-S, p. 561 |
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