USN · BB
AfloatSouth Dakota-class battleship. Commissioned 16 August 1942. With North Carolina and South Dakota she shelled Roi on 29 January and Namur on 30 January 1944. At the Philippine Sea two bombs were near misses. She was in drydock at Puget Sound from 18 January to 25 February 1945. Preserved at Mobile.
| Class | South Dakota class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-60 |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1942-02-16 |
| Commissioned | 1942-08-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 9 January 1947. Preserved at Mobile. |
| Armament (class) | Three triple 16-inch turrets on a shorter hull than North Carolina. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Alabama (BB-60) underway in the Pacific with Task Force 58.2, circa 1943-1944. Public domain.
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Command
Wilson, George BarryCaptain from 16 August 1942Relieved on 17 March 1943
Dietrich, Neil KittrellCaptain from 17 March 1943Temporary command, as commander, until 20 March 1943
Kirtland, Fred DurrelCaptain from 20 March 1943Relieved on 12 August 1944
Murphy, Vincent RaphaelCaptain from 12 August 1944Relieved on 14 November 1944
Riggs, Ralph SmithCaptain from 14 November 1944Relieved on 18 January 1945
Goggins, William BernardCaptain from 18 January 1945Relieved on 26 November 1945
Pierce, Edward HarrisCaptain from 26 November 1945Relieved on 12 August 1946CBBailey, Claude FennCaptain from 12 August 1946Relieved on 20 August 1946CPPhillips, Charles B.Captain from 20 August 1946Relieved on 9 January 1947Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · shelled Roi on 29 January and Namur on 30 January
Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · battleship with the Truk striking force (NavWeaps, TU 50.9.2). Not sunk
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · in the screen; two bombs were near misses
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · Task Force 34; went north and turned south at 1115. Not engaged. Not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · joined the fast carriers on 9 May; not sunk
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