USS South Dakota

Summary

USS South Dakota is a battleship^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS South Dakota's image is recorded as USS South Dakota (BB-57) anchored in Hvalfjörður, Iceland, on 24 June 1943 (NH 97265).jpg^[3].
• USS South Dakota's instance of is recorded as battleship^[4].
• USS South Dakota's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• South Dakota is named after USS South Dakota^[6].
• USS South Dakota's manufacturer is recorded as New York Shipbuilding Corporation^[7].
• USS South Dakota's vessel class is recorded as South Dakota-class battleship^[8].
• USS South Dakota's Commons category is recorded as USS South Dakota (BB-57)^[9].
• USS South Dakota's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• USS South Dakota's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.543333333333, 'lon': -96.762777777778}^[11].
• USS South Dakota's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d7ct^[12].
• USS South Dakota's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[13].
• USS South Dakota's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• USS South Dakota's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• USS South Dakota's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[16].
• USS South Dakota's pennant number is recorded as BB-57^[17].
• USS South Dakota's location of creation is recorded as Camden^[18].
• USS South Dakota's described by source is recorded as Naval Vessel Register^[19].
• USS South Dakota's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[20].
• USS South Dakota's described by source is recorded as Ship Design Drawings archive^[21].
• USS South Dakota's described by source is recorded as Ship Design Drawings archive^[22].
• USS South Dakota's described by source is recorded as Ship Design Drawings archive^[23].
• USS South Dakota's different from is recorded as USS South Dakota^[24].
• USS South Dakota's different from is recorded as USS South Dakota^[25].
• USS South Dakota's different from is recorded as USS South Dakota^[26].
• USS South Dakota's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+210'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS South Dakota include South Dakota-class battleship^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1941^[30].

Why It Matters

USS South Dakota ranks in the top 8% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include South Dakota-class battleship^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1941^[30].