South Dakota-class battleships

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_Dakota-class_battleships
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:16-inch/45_caliber_Mark_6_guns
5-inch/38 caliber guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 12.2 inches
gptkbp:armorDeck 6 inches
gptkbp:beam 108 feet
gptkbp:commissionedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement about 1,793
gptkbp:designedFor comply with Washington Naval Treaty
gptkbp:displacement about 35,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 36 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Dakota-class battleships
gptkbp:launched 1941
gptkbp:length 680 feet
gptkbp:museumShip gptkb:USS_Alabama_(BB-60)
gptkb:USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:North_Carolina-class_battleships
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:retired late 1940s to early 1960s
gptkbp:shipsInClass gptkb:USS_Alabama_(BB-60)
gptkb:USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)
gptkb:USS_Indiana_(BB-58)
gptkb:USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Iowa-class_battleships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6