USN · BB
Indiana
Photos and infoSouth Dakota-class battleship, BB-58. She was with the fast carriers off Okinawa and was not sunk. She bombarded Kwajalein before the 1 February 1944 landings. On the night of 1 February she collided with Washington while refueling destroyers. She was not sunk. Temporary repairs were at Majuro, and she reached Pearl Harbor on 13 February.
| Class | South Dakota class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-58 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| 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.
Steaming with Task Force 58.1 on 27 January 1944, en route to attack Taroa Island airfield, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. Taken by a USS Enterprise (CV-6) photographer. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · bombarded Kwajalein; collided with Washington on the night of 1 February; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · with the fast carriers; not sunk
