BB-57 USS South Dakota
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BB 57—SOUTH DAKOTA (South Dakota Class)
Ships in Class:
BB 57 SOUTH DAKOTA
BB 58 INDIANA
BB 59 MASSACHUSETTS
BB 60 ALABAMA
Observer's note: Resembles—
TIRPITZ (BB Ger.)
GNEISENAU (BB Ger.)
N. CAROLINA (BB U.S.)
Note: 8 twin secondary mounts (compare other ships of class)
Source: FM 30-50, Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, 1943.