In March and April 1945, South Dakota's guns joined in bombarding Okinawa. She shelled targets in the Japanese Home Islands in July and August, during the final acts of the Pacific...

The United States battleships Indiana (BB-58), Massachusetts (BB-59) and Alabama (BB-60) form a line ahead during target practice as seen from the South Dakota (BB-57), 1945. USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels.

USS SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 57) was commissioned into active service in the U.S. Navy, with Captain Thomas L. Gatch in command. The Commandant, Fourth Naval District placed the ship in commission at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Pennsylvania.

2019年1月8日 · Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the USS South Dakota (BB-57) Battleship including pictures.

USS South Dakota BB-57 was known as "Battleship X" or "Old Nameless" by much of the American public during the war, for her exploits were legend, but the Navy, wanting to hide information from the Japanese, would not let her be identified by name.

The lead battleship of her class, USS South Dakota (BB-57) was commissioned on March 20, 1942, at Camden, New Jersey. Ordered to the Pacific during World War II, she participated in the...

USS South Dakota (BB-57) was a battleship in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1947. The lead ship of her class, South Dakota was the third ship of the US Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state.

2014年4月9日 · Enemy U-boats sank a staggering total of 609 ships of 3.1 million tons, one fourth of the Allied merchant ships lost to submarine attacks in the Battle of the Atlantic, through 31 August.

2019年8月5日 · The USS South Dakota (BB-57) was the lead ship of its class of battleships. Commissioned in 1942, it saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.

After fitting out at Philadelphia, South Dakota held shakedown training from 3 June to 26 July. She stood out of Philadelphia Navy Yard on 16 August and headed for Panama. The battleship transited the Panama Canal on 21 August and set course for the Tonga Islands, arriving at Nukualofa, Tongatabu, on 4 September.