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SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 57)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:03057
Class:BB 57 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:11/25/1962 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEW YORK SB CORP
Delivery Date:03/20/1942
Award Date:12/15/1938 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):20.7 years
Keel Date:07/05/1939 Commission Date:03/20/1942
Launch Date:06/07/1941 Decommission Date:01/31/1947
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)21.4 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 4.9
Stricken Date: 06/01/1962

Overall Length: 680 ft Waterline Length:666 ft
Extreme Beam:108 ft Waterline Beam:0 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:36 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:35000 tons Full Displacement:46200 tons
Dead Weight:11200 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 114 Enlisted: 2240

Remarks: SOLD FOR SCRAP TO LIPSETT DIVISION, LURIA BROTHERS CO., INC., NEW YORK CITY, NY








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